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Category: Speaking to the Soul

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December 17, 2015 11 Comments

by Jon White, Café editor A year ago the Café transitioned into a new stage of life; we formally incorporated as non-profit and began seeking

Speaking to the Soul: A Bridesmaid or a Midwife

December 17, 2015 No Comments

Prayer, thanksgiving and wonder nourish the little lamp that I bring to the wedding banquet. I would like to keep that oil near to hand.

Speaking to the Soul: Fear Not

December 16, 2015 No Comments

One thing I think this psalm is saying is that I should be careful about what fears I give life to. There is so much to be afraid of in life that it can seem overwhelming at times.

Speaking to the Soul: Thanks, Mom

December 15, 2015 No Comments

So, what kind of a mother was Mary? How did she mother? And what can we learn from her, to draw closer to her Son?

Speaking to the Soul: listen deeply

December 14, 2015 No Comments

Finding the space to be quiet is a gift to ourselves and to God. Listen deeply maybe you to will hear.

Speaking to the Soul: Gaudete Anyway!

December 13, 2015 No Comments

It’s really about our counterfeit lives, the ways we choose violence over love, our unrealistic expectations. We can let those things fall to the floor. It’s safe to let them be burned. What remains is the full human you were created to be.

Speaking to the Soul: … you’re destined

December 12, 2015 No Comments

Sirach 48:1-11 We don’t hear a lot from the book of Sirach, also called Ecclesiasticus, during the church year. It is considered a wisdom

Speaking to the Soul: Dare to Believe

December 11, 2015 No Comments

What if we dared to believe enough in our savior that we could welcome the helpless of today into our midst? What if we dared to believe in the radical grace we receive from God enough to embody a glimmer of that grace into the world?

Speaking to the Soul: A Cosmic Christ

December 10, 2015 11 Comments

Perhaps in this mysterious Cosmos that belongs to God we are all siblings. Perhaps there is no one in the entire Universe that we have to fear except those who limit themselves by their own fearful outlook.

Speaking to the Soul: Chaos for Christmas

December 8, 2015 3 Comments

Don’t be swept up in the traumatic events of the day. Live an examined life; get a grip on your purpose; compare it to your practice; correct your ways; comply with those of the Lord.