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Speaking to the Soul: Three Weeks In

March 22, 2017 No Comments

… a few weeks ago we were called to the observance of a holy Lent. What does that really mean?

Speaking to the Soul: What Is Wholeness?

March 21, 2017 No Comments

I don’t think of wholeness as having an end or being a specific destination for which we are all striving, but rather wholeness is the journey of this life.

Speaking to the Soul: Wild Waters

March 19, 2017 No Comments

This encounter is for thirst quenching, for knowing and for being known.

Speaking to the Soul: God in Creation

March 18, 2017 6 Comments

We look through telescopes to see if we can find God, but what we find is that the universe is infinitely more expansive, more complex, and more spectacular than we could possibly have ever dreamt,..

Speaking to the Soul: I bind unto myself today

March 17, 2017 9 Comments

To what aspect of the Trinity and of St. Patrick’s Breastplate can you bind yourself today, just a little more tightly than you did yesterday? What must become unbound in yourself before that can happen?

Australian bishop quits after working hard to deal with abuse issues

March 16, 2017 1 Comment

Bishop Thompson last year told the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse his efforts to expose a decades-old culture of abuse and cover-ups had led to a concerted push to get rid of him.

Speaking to the Soul: Hearing and Believing

March 16, 2017 No Comments

In fact, Christ Pantocrator is a mirror. Gazing up at this image we discover that which most deeply defines us. We were created in this image – this is who we really are.

Speaking to the Soul: With gladness and singleness of heart

March 15, 2017 No Comments

…every year, the liturgical calendar invites us to set aside forty days to be especially intentional about contemplation, growth, soul-searching, prayer, and turning. Surely, life will lead us into personal deserts that will accelerate our spiritual growth if we allow them.

Speaking to the Soul: Loved, called, claimed

March 14, 2017 No Comments

I do hope my daughter feels safe, but I also hope she doesn’t stay there. With the love and hope and grace of a church community behind and with her, she can traverse this life and world speaking and living the hard truths. The necessary truths to living the Gospel.

Speaking to the Soul: Everyday Journeys

March 11, 2017 No Comments

Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
— Matsuo Basho

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