The Power of Archetypes
Archetypes are symbols or patterns which appear across cultures. We find them in the great myths and stories of religious traditions, we find them in our nighttime dreams. They are active within each of us as a multiplicity of energies which we can draw upon. When we are living from a place of balance and fullness […]
Advent Practices: Following the Fire (Week Two)
This is the second reflection in a weely series I am writing for Patheos on practices for Advent to nurture our intimacy with creation: Every being is praising God The fire has its flame and praises God. The wind blows the flame and praises God. In the voice we hear the word which praises God. […]
Advent Practices: Tending to Creation (Week One)
For the season of Advent I will be offering a weekly column at Patheos on practices for Advent to nurture our intimacy with creation: As we enter these four weeks of Advent, we cross into a holy time when the scriptures are filled with images of expectancy as we await the coming of a God […]
Happy Feast of Hildegard of Bingen
Today is the Feast of Hildegard of Bingen, here is a reprint from an earlier blog post last year about my love for her: Hildegard of Bingen was my doorway into the Benedictine life. While in graduate school I was studying for my “History of Christian Spirituality” comprehensive examination (a fearful and awesome task if […]
Spiritual Renewal in Times of Crisis
Patheos periodically offers a theoblogger challenge to respond to a question in 100 words or less. I wasn’t able to respond in time to be included in their list, but offer my response here. Stop by their website to see the other responses. Here is the prompt: Faced with an unexpected personal crisis, each of us […]
Transfiguration
Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. -Luke 9:28-29 Today’s gospel reading is of the Transfiguration of Jesus which is a story of seeing and how beauty becomes a window onto the divine. The […]
God in 100 Words or Less
I was invited to be a part of Patheos‘ new Theoblogger Challenge – God in 100 Words or Less. (Patheos is a multifaith website where I occasionally write for the Catholic and Mainline Protestant Portals.) One of their regular features is the Public Square, and this week the subject is God. They decided to reach […]