Our Holy Rest Before The Birth

Our Holy Rest Before The Birth

Dear Friends, In my life, there are two births going on. Maybe more than that! But I’ll mention only two! One is the “labor” of the next book of the Way of the Marys series. “Memoria” is at the designers now and I am taking a break so that I can both enjoy the season...
To Complete a New Creation

To Complete a New Creation

I wouldn’t have “Memoria,” readied for publication if it weren’t for uniting with Michael Mark for its editing. We . . . Michael and I, and we, “all of us,” join together to compliment and complete any new creation. It’s not just about a creation such as a book. It’s...
Be Present for the Coming

Be Present for the Coming

It was such a mistake to play Leonard Cohen all morning yesterday. Such a beautiful mistake. He got in my head. Shoveled over me with his guts and power and voice— “his” words sat with “mine” for a while. Just recalling it is stunning my brain on this morning of our...
Alleluia and Hallelujah of Paradox and Praise

Alleluia and Hallelujah of Paradox and Praise

On the 11th day of the 11th month at 11:00, the Armistice of 1918, the formal agreement that marked the official end of World War I, was signed. It would later be said that the harsh terms of the agreement led to WWII. My Dad and three uncles served in WWII.  ...
Be Who You Are In Truth

Be Who You Are In Truth

Your ability to express the beauty and truth of who you are has been taught out of you by learning practices that sought for sameness and saw not your differences as the gifts they are. All of these learning practices were the product of false images of the way...
To Breathe is to be Spiritual

To Breathe is to be Spiritual

Guest Musing by Stephen Gilbert Convergence, Intersection, Pass-through   I walk every morning. Over the years it has become a time of meditation, then as I allowed my imagination to deepen, it became my time of devoted connection to the One and the many.  ...