Here I live in a remote corner of the Kootenays and yet have the privilege to participate in leading edge spiritual work that feed my soul. The Contemplative Days and retreats offered by Therese … [Read more...]
Mary Magdalene: The Movie
DJ sends along this post from Cynthia Bourgeault re: the new movie, Mary Magdalene. CHECK IT OUT! I, for one, am going to see this as soon as I … [Read more...]
Norma Collier
I am speaking today not simply for myself but for the contemplative group which has been gathering monthly here in the Kootenays for the last twelve years. And I bring love from the members of that … [Read more...]
Whatever you call it…
Nobody asks me to pray for them anymore. Most of what I hear these days is some variation on the phrase, “Please send good energy.” Is this just my friends and family or is this a universal shift? I … [Read more...]
Contemplative Certitude
About twenty years ago, I had a hissy fit at God. The trigger for this event was the death of a friend’s son; in my eyes, a particularly cruel and senseless death. I was like a feral cat, crazed in my … [Read more...]
Our Interests, by Anne Voegtlen
The following was written by Anne Voegtlen as a response to one of the lectio passages from the fall retreat. Our Interests “Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of … [Read more...]