
The Mystics on Justice, the Holy Spirit, & Compassion
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
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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

We are exploring the implications of today’s science that has intellectually slain the dualism of spirit and matter that has haunted much of Western history. How

What is lost when Christianity undergoes amnesia about its rich tradition of the Cosmic Christ? An amnesia brought about by putting all its Christological eggs into
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