Name Calling
I am a Christian. It’s a loaded word these days, and I don’t use it very often, because I don’t...
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Category: Personal Journeys
MUSKETEER
When I finally read the Gospels for research in my mid-fifties, over and over I am struck with the obvious: the ways in which Jesus loves those who are left out, marginalized, shunned and unloved. It is what David Nantais of Mercy College says: “Those who approached Jesus desired to be acknowledged as possessing dignity. I believe Jesus fulfilled their desires by looking them in the eyes and gently speaking simple words that we all hope to hear: that we are beloved, that someone sees and affirms our beauty, and that we do not have to face our fears alone.”
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MotherLines
In our society, women are denied a safe space to vent their rage. The anger we carry at the sacrifices and losses we accrue over the years in order to survive is treated as unfeminine, negative, taboo. Left to fester in the shadows, this pain perpetuates through generations, and it has been called the Mother Wound.
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When a Rose Is More Than a Rose
At 90, Don is still driving expertly around DC, nurturing other people with what he himself is
nurtured by: faith, music, poetry, flowers, stories, jokes, hugs … and let’s not forget shrimp
scampi. These are all forms of careful, kindly attention. They act like glue, bonding him with
practically everyone he encounters. Everybody seems to stick.
The Braided Way
The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.