Ritual: Acknowledging the Sacred in All Things
Tim Scorer writes about the importance of meaning-filled ritual
Holy Listening
Brian Pearson writes about our need for deep listening – the kind that hears not only the old worn-out stories we tell ourselves but also the new stories trying to emerge
The Divine Gaze
Vickie MacArthur shares an encounter with Thich Nhat Hanh that impacted her in a lasting way
Aging as a Spiritual Path
Can aging – with all its losses, changes and letting go – be a catalyst for new awakening? Barbara Richards answers that question
Nothing Could Be Something: Day 22
Lesley-Anne Evans is a poet with a contemplative heart. May her poem on silence, mystery, and wonder be an inspiration for 2023
On Plant Communication
There are people who say that they can communicate with animals, and some even make a living from this skill. Another example is communication with plants…
Three Christmas Lists with a Different Focus
Reimagining the familiar Christmas song, “He’s making a list and checking it twice; gonna find out who’s naughty and nice…”
I see you. I hear you. I know you. I love you.
Julie Elliot writes about witnessing as one aspect of spiritual accompaniment
And she was there to listen
Trudy Grienauer reminds us we don’t need to be in any special position to offer our listening
Wings of the Wild Bird
Kathi Bentall and Margaret McAvity have published a book about emergent design in retreat leadership
That Tap on Your Shoulder
Technology has provided us with the perfect, totally accessible, with-us-all-the-time contemplative tool – our cell phones
Prairie Jubilee … Deepening into Wisdom
A few thoughts from Cheryl Kinney Matheson…The 11th Cycle of Prairie Jubilee will begin in September. We have noticed a common thread of questioning, so I thought I’d offer a response…
The Mattering of Stories
Scott Swanson explores why our stores matter. They are in one sense the matter – the stuff – of a life
The Earth is Sacred
Antoinette Voûte Roeder writes passionately about our planet as an interconnected web
Being a Contemplative in the World
Janet Gear explores the big question, “How do I make a difference in the world?”
Living Trinity
Lois Huey-Heck suggests that our vulnerable earthly egos need our compassion and tenderness
Soft Place to Land: Group Spiritual Companioning
Kerr Mesner facilitates online groups that are loving and compassionate spaces of connection and community