Mar 21, 2018
Look at him! Look not at his divinity but look rather at his freedom. Look not at the exaggerated tales of his power but look rather at his infinite capacity to give himself away. Look not at the first-century mythology that surrounds him, but look rather at his...
Mar 6, 2018
There is nothing that can replace the absence of someone dear to us, and one should not even attempt to do so. One must simply hold out and endure it. At first that sounds very hard, but at the same time it is also a great comfort. For to the extent the emptiness...
Feb 22, 2018
Community is the place where we ideally learn to be ourselves without fear or constraint. Community life deepens through mutual trust among all its members. The more authentic and creative a community is in its search for the essential, the more its members are called...
Feb 7, 2018
This being human is a guest-house. Every morning 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...
Jan 17, 2018
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. -Martin Luther King, Jr. Beloved Friends, This past Monday we once again remembered the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Since 1986, Martin Luther...
Jan 3, 2018
A Morning Offering (-John O’Donohue) We bless the night that nourished our hearts to set the ghosts of longing free Into the flow and figure of dream that went to harvest from the dark Bread for the hunger no one sees. All that is eternal in us welcomes the...
