Just a few simple offerings
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 […]
Living Between the Ancient and the New
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. . .
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
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 […]
Celebrating the Feast of Saint Francis
I went looking for images of Saint Francis in honor of his feast day tomorrow (October 4th) and found some lovely ones above (see below for the links to the artists). Francis is known for many things, his life of poverty, his commitment to peace, and especially his great love of animals and all creation. He […]
Life Illuminated
I had another wonderful pilgrimage into the forest yesterday. The sunlight was radiant, the trees luminous. A pilgrimage is a journey of discovery initiated by a sacred impulse, the deep longing we each carry to see holiness more clearly. It is both an inward and outward journey where I open my heart, face the unknown, and […]