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T. S. Eliot says this about the mystics: “Mystics are the only hope—or else despair.” The mystic offers medicine for despair and confronts it–despair in oneself,
In yesterday’s DM, citing Jose Andres, we asked that the best of humanity please stand up. What is the best in humanity? Carl Jung says, “it
In the prophetic tradition of Israel, justice and compassion go together. “Compassion means justice,” Eckhart reminds us. Eckhart is not alone in connecting compassion and justice. Mechtild
In July of 1988, after college, seminary and a switch to a different denomination, I was ordained as a minister in the United Church of
I was taken aback by the rage of a psychologist attacking me recently for my linking acedia–and its remedies–to depression. Psychology does not hold all the
Celebrating the Celtic poetry and teachings regarding the sacredness of nature and the cosmos on St. Patrick’s day yesterday, I was driven today to return
The Celtic tradition is the indigenous tradition of a great part of Western Europe that has gifted us with many of the Rhineland mystics whom
March 6, 2023. Thomas Merton and the Search for Our True SelvesTruth is something the mystics and the prophets teach, but it’s not only vitally
February 27, 2023. Jesus on Truth, Passion, and Speaking Truth to PowerIn this meditation, Matthew addresses a reader who thought that “calling people bad names”
February 20, 2023. Further Teachings on the Cosmic Christ from Pre-Modern MysticsAt this time of ecological crisis on the planet, we are urged to return
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