Radical Hospitality
This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. [S]he may […]
Sacred Artist Interview: Milton Brasher-Cunningham
I first met Milton Brasher-Cunningham through the RevGalBlogPals, a blog ring for people who support the leadership of women in Christian communities. I was drawn to his blog ‘don’t eat alone‘ because it’s primarily about one of my favorite topics — food and the way food can be meaningful and sacred. Milton also writes about social justice, […]
Sacred Artist Interview: Trish Bruxvoort Colligan
I first met Trish through blogging almost two years ago and discovered her amazing gift of music. I love music I can use on retreats and in prayer experiences and hers is beautiful and very accessible. Every time I play one of her songs at a gathering, everyone wants to know the name of the […]
Invitation to Poetry: and a donkey shall lead them
This is our 18th Poetry Party! I select an image and suggest a title and invite you to respond with your poems, words, reflections, quotes, song lyrics, etc. Leave them in the comments or email me and I’ll add them to the body of the post as they come in along with a link back […]
Abbey Bookshelf: A Dog’s Life
I have loved animals since infancy. Whereas most children’s first words are “mama” or “dada” I’ve been told many times, mine was clearly “doggie.” My father used to tell me again and again of the time we went to the zoo when I first learned to talk and pointed at the elephant and squealed “doggie!’ […]
Happy Second Bloggiversary to Me!
All the arts we practice are apprenticeship. The big art is our life. -M.C. Richards Last Friday was my two-year Bloggiversary! Hard to believe I have been showing up in this space for that long. It makes me smile to look at my Poetry category in the sidebar and see the number of entries at […]
Abbey Bookshelf: Illuminated Manuscripts
Today I am continuing our theme this week of illumination. Several weeks ago I did my Sacred Artist Interview with Jan Richardson. I shared the kinship I have felt with Jan because of her love of illuminated manuscript and the way they serve as inspiration for her own work. Several years ago Phil Cousineau edited these two […]