out over the edge
One of the people helping our cathedral in the work we are doing to inspire new ways of conversation in our community - alongside new ways of discernment - is…
whirling away the ego to embrace the Divine One
We have mistranslated the call to a Holy War. The warfare of the Islamic nations today, the warfare of Christians in the crusades, the warfare of the rhetoric in our…
the branches of a tree of life
On a recent walk, I noticed how the shadows of the winter branches cast their patterns on the grass beneath them during the high-noon sunlight and its high definition. How…
Daily Bread
In our prayer, our seeming favorite one, we ask for our daily bread. Daily. Our daily bread. I wonder what we mean when we say those words? Sure, I know…
fear, giggles and minding our lives
Perhaps it would be nice to think of life as a serene stream in a quiet wood, or a gentle lake in a mountain valley or a yoga mat amount…
warm spots and salt-cans
My dog, Kai and I have a routine as do all families I suppose. I sit on the end of the couch for my breakfast and some warm tea. Then,…
play
When I left the monastery, I was leaving something I loved but that I sensed was on loan to me. Some people are called to a monastery and some are…
telling our story
The great benefit of self-observation, or as the Buddhists call it, “mindfulness” is that we humans can be so silly. Watching ourselves can be like watching an animal at the…
despair
“Does anything in nature despair except man? An animal with a foot caught in a trap does not seem to despair. It is too busy trying to survive. It is…
time
My English black lab is named “Kai.” The name comes from “kairos” which is a Greek term for “the time in which God lives.” There are two kinds of time…