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In the collection of ancient books that we call the Bible, trees are mostly presented as symbols of life, prosperity, and fruitfulness. They are recognized
We believe we pick our battles, but in a deeper sense our battles pick us. This was, at least, my case when, as a child,
Today it the feast of St. John the Baptist. Besides Jesus and Mary, he is the only figure which the ecclesiastical tradition has deemed worthy
The 85th anniversary of the death of Evelyn Underhill passed this week without much fanfare, which she would have disliked anyway. “Quiet,” in fact, might
Giving ritual such a place of honor as both Matthew Fox and the present writer have done in our last few DMs raises a number
We ended Saturday’s DM with one of my favorite quotes from Teilhard de Chardin. It deserves our prolonged—and frequent— meditation: The cosmic sense must have been
Pope Leo’s ambitious encyclical on “Magnificent Humanity” discusses work and its importance. I, of course, took up the same topic in my book, The Reinvention of
As we often say in these Meditations, tapping into creativity is especially important in times of crises such as ours. In Chapter 8 of Creativity:
Walking can be a spiritual practice. I have been privileged to participate in several of Thich Nhat Hanh’s “walking meditation” events held at Lake Merritt
Until she was the Bishop of London, she did not make the news very much. Still, after she was chosen as Archbishop of Canterbury —
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