February 22 – April 7, 2012 Description “Return to me with your whole heart.” —Joel 2:12 (from the reading for Ash Wednesday) “And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.” [...]
Posts in the Lent Easter category
Easter Blessings
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Sunrise You can die for it– an idea, or the world. People have done so, brilliantly, letting their small bodies be bound to the stake, creating an unforgettable fury of light. But this morning, climbing the familiar hills in the familiar fabric of dawn, I thought of China, and India and Europe, and I thought [...]
Holy Saturday: The Space Between
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My latest Seasons of the Soul column at Patheos: Don't surrender your loneliness so quickly. Let it cut more deep. Let it ferment and season you as few human Or even divine ingredients can. Something missing in my heart tonight Has made my eyes so soft, My voice so tender, My need of God Absolutely [...]
Death and Dancing in the Desert
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May my ashes, when you have them, friend, and give them to the ocean, leap in the froth of the waves, still loving movement, still ready, beyond all else, to dance for the world. –Mary Oliver, excerpted from "Prayer," Evidence: Poems I recently went out to the desert for a week of retreat. Last Christmas I [...]
Visual Meditation: Oasis in the Desert
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I am heading off to the desert for a time of Lenten retreat and leave you with some rainy day images from the Kubota Japanese Garden here in Seattle. The desert mothers and fathers will be my companions for this journey. My heart is ready to move into silence to listen for a deeper voice. I'll [...]
Lent & Easter Season Online Retreats EXTENDED
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I have had several folks asking if they can still sign up for the Lent retreat even though it has officially begun. I am extending the registration deadline through this Sunday, March 13th. After registering you will be sent a link to a private web page with access to any of the previous daily emails [...]
Ash Wednesday: Practice Truth-Telling
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My latest article at Patheos: Ash Wednesday marks a threshold when we leave ordinary time to enter into the journey of Lent through the desert. The desert is that uncharted terrain beyond the edges of our seemingly secure and structured world, where things begin to crack. We begin this desert journey marked with ashes, the [...]
Sabbath Time and Abbey Dreaming
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I have been taking some Sabbath time recently, scaling back on a number of projects and clearing space for healing and integration. It has been a gift to savor longer stretches of time for journaling, prayer, and reflection as well as my practices of yoga and walking each day. The photo is of our new dog [...]
Seasons of the Soul
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Seasons of the Soul is now available for on-demand registration. Visit this link for more details and registration. Course description This e-course cultivates an awareness of the cycles and rhythms of the earth to support discernment. Monastic spirituality nurtures our ability to be present to the gifts and questions each moment offers to us. The rise and [...]
Lenten Online Retreat:
Journey with the Desert Mothers & Fathers
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The Lenten Online Retreat is now available for registration here. *Early registration gift* Sign up for the Lenten retreat by January 30, 2011 and you will receive a free guided mini-retreat (half-day) on the theme of Stirring in the Belly (for the feasts of St. Brigid, the Celtic feast of Imbolc, and the Christian feast of Candlemas) on [...]
