I am heading off for a few days of retreat this week. The idea began with an art class I wanted to take down in Portland over the weekend, knowing it meant I could also have a chance to see an old and dear friend from my doctoral program who teaches down there now. Then I [...]
Archive for October, 2006
Sabbath Feasting
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Hazelnut Chicken Breasts with Cranberry Cherry Sauce Prepare the sauce at least 3 hours ahead. For the cranberry cherry sauce, bring 2 cups marsala wine and 1/2 cup dried tart cherries to a boil in a saucepan. Simmer about 8-10 minutes to reduce the liquid. Stir in 12 oz cranberries (fresh or frozen) and 12 [...]
Falling and Meditative Making
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Friday was a wonderful and very full day. Crystal Sygeel led us in our morning gathering and I want to share here the process she led us through. We gathered together and welcomed everyone there and then introduced ourselves and answered the question, "what are we letting go of?" or "what are we making space [...]
Unfolding, Bridges, and Openings
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Fluent I would love to live Like a river flows Carried by the surprise Of its own unfolding. -John O'Donohue, conamara blues I discovered this poem today and am in love with its simplicity and imagery. I too want to live life surprised by the ways my life continues to unfold. I want to delight [...]
Lectio Divina Unleashed: Part Four (Music)
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To find the previous entries on lectio divina with scripture, poetry, and icons, just click on the “lectio divina” tab under the title. To the Trinity be praise! God is music, God is life that nurtures every creature in its kind. Our God is the song of the angel throng and the splendor of the [...]
Just a few simple offerings
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Michelle has left a comment under my previous post of her Litany for the Wounded with ways to help support the work she is doing, so please click here to go read! (scroll all the way down)She is doing such meaningful work and Michelle is a woman with a passion for justice and being present to [...]
In this season of letting go. . .
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. . . what is the flowering you are making space for? The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. -Isaiah 35:1-2 There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud [...]
Living Between the Ancient and the New
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A simple post tonight as I am very tired from two full days of teaching. Our first session of Awakening the Creative Spirit was wonderful with twelve holy women participating. This first session focused on an overview of all the arts and we had everyone use a collage process to focus on the question "What does your soul long [...]
I live my life in widening circles. . .
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I live my life in widening circles that reach out across the world. I may not complete this last one but I give myself to it. I circle around God, around the primordial tower. I've been circling for thousands of years and I still don't know: am I a falcon, a storm, or a great [...]
Trafficking and Prostitution: A Litany for the Wounded
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My friend Michelle and her partner had to take a spur-of-the-moment trip into Seattle today and are staying the night with us. A treat to see her since we don't get to spend time together very often. She works up in Vancouver for the rights of women who have been trafficked into the sex industry. Below is [...]
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