Do you ever find yourself at a loss of things to say when someone tells you that a person close to you or to them has died? Last week a friend of mine from many years ago passed along to her Great Reward. Unfortunately for health reasons I was not able to attend her Going ...
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“Teacher, what is the biggest commandment of the law?” When Jesus was asked this question he said: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your ...
We need prayers and blessings in our lives that celebrate the coming together of two loving people that do not include the terminology for “man and woman” and “husband and wife.” We don’t look to change the absolute sacredness of the holy marriage rite, but to make Holy Matrimony inclusive of all people who seek ...
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Part of the Contemplative Prayer practice is to begin by turning your attention to the task at hand. A moment to turn your thoughts and your vision inward to this time of silence, of sitting in whole acceptance, and one-on-one communion. Most folks start with a bell or gong. I use a well-worn Tibetan singing ...
Stave One: What inspires me? I fell upon doing a series of Advent meditations on “Veni Veni Emmanuel” this year after listening to my friend, Sandra Julian’s Christmas album. Especially “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence,” which is one of those songs in which the Angels hide their faces, sing Alleluias, all in a minor ...
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