Within our longest night
The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in the blackness of space. As we got farther and farther away it diminished...
Hark – what’s that?
The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them...
Letting go
Guilt is only useful insofar as it points to a change that you can make. Otherwise just let it go. – Beverly Wildung Harrison,...
Ready or not – rejoice
You must give birth to your images. They are the future waiting to be born . . . fear not the strangeness you feel. The future must...
Blue Christmas
Certainly the recent massacre in Newtown, Connecticut is weighing heavily on many minds and hearts. But some of us were already grieving...
Mystic sweet communion
Today is the feast day for St. John of the Cross – one of the great mystics of the Christian tradition. The mystical tradition has been...
No capes
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life...
Buddha envy
We Americans are an extremely competitive gang. We love sports, we love cutthroat business, and we are deeply envious of one another. ...
The sounds of silence
The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence. – Paul Simon, 20th...
Mothering God
We are all meant to be mothers of God. What good is it to me if this eternal birth of the divine Son takes place unceasingly but does not...
