
Advent and the Seed of Justice
In the Western Catholic tradition, this time of Advent — roughly coinciding with the darkening month of December — is a time of imploration for
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In the Western Catholic tradition, this time of Advent — roughly coinciding with the darkening month of December — is a time of imploration for

These days of the Dark Night of soul, society and our species, I find myself returning frequently to the wisdom of the mystics who dare

We have been meditating on the Dark Night of the Soul and Society and our Species because it is Advent and Winter Solstice, a time

December 16, 2024: Solstice, Hanukkah, Advent — Great Comings & Certain TensionsAdvent means “Coming,” a time of waiting for a great coming. Even before Christians used

Yesterday we interrupted our meditations on the Dark Night to meditate on the news from Avignon, and aboriginal peoples in Australia, and Washington D.C. about

Susan Griffin says that “Nothingness spreads around us. But in this nothing we find what we did not know existed.”* The Dark Night has much to

In yesterday’s DM, we meditated on Rilke’s powerful poem about the darkness, the via negativa, that is integral to the season of Advent. It has

This season of the return of Light (solstice) and the miracle of Light (Hanukkah) and the announcement of angels of doxa or glory and the birth of Christ

Today we will begin to explore the Via Negativa. The Via Negativa is the way of darkness, silence, and solitude, but also pain, letting go,

November 28, 2022. On Grief Work, Youth Work, and Adam Bucko’s New Book.In this meditation, in the wake of the shootings at the Colorado gay
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