Category: Living CS

In his much acclaimed encyclical on the environment, “Laudato Si,” Pope Francis constructs his argument for a healthy interaction with the Earth on the Via

We are discussing how to nurture mystics (lovers) who become prophets (warriors) to fight for the environment and for future generations of humans and millions

“Everything praises God,” says Meister Eckhart, and Heschel declares that “what we lack is not a will to believe but a will to wonder.”  Heschel

Heschel has more, far more, to say about Wonder and Awe and therefore the Via Positiva.  Here is a sampling of his wisdom on this

Rabbi Heschel, one of the greatest religious and spiritual geniuses of the twentieth century, he who lived and walked his talk, scholar of The Prophets

I had the privilege of hearing Mary Oliver speak a couple years ago to a full house in a large San Francisco auditorium.  Near the

Yesterday we spoke about getting “drunk on God’s home, the universe” (from Thomas Aquinas’ one-word commentary on a psalm).  Before going to bed last night

For too long Westerners have been alienated from the universe, stuck in our human-centered world.  The new cosmic story can help us overcome that alienation. 

I’ve been teaching for years that the via positiva for Westerners is more difficult to get than, for example, the via negativa.  We love to

In a healthy environment, our first spiritual moments are moments of awe and wonder, and delight.  The mystics call this the Via Positiva.  When we