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In the Christian tradition the thirteenth-century saint and mystic Thomas Aquinas says that “a mistake about creation results in a mistake about God.“ Here Aquinas
We are meditating these days on returning to the source as we do very often in nature and creation. The psalmist celebrates how “the Spirit
We are meditating on the sacredness of creation. No forest, no moon, no ocean, no field, can be labeled “Buddhist” or “Jewish” or “Muslim” or
In our DM yesterday we talked about the need to return to our source in difficult times like ours—not to escape but to recharge and
In the midst of dark times like our own when much is demanded of each of us it is always good to return to the
We have seen in recent DM’s how keen Aquinas was (and most pre-modern thinkers both indigenous and medieval) on cosmology and creation. In the twentieth
In underscoring our deep vocations to be lovers (mystics) and warriors (prophets) Aquinas is inviting us into our own deepest selves and he is empowering
To be spiritual is to be both mystic (lover) and prophet (warrior for peace and justice). Any spiritual leader needs to lead in these two
I have been blessed in my life time to witness authentic leadership from many people ranging from Pope John XXIII to MLK Jr., from Dorothy
One person I deeply admire for his spiritual leadership—and qualities of courage and trust that we indicated yesterday are necessary for it—is St. Thomas Aquinas.
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