Blessed are the Pure in Heart...
“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” In the Christian wisdom tradition, along with many other spiritual traditions,...
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Reflections
Jul 3, 20219 min read
The Fifth Beatitude
This past week you were invited to spend time with the fifth Beatitude “Blessed are the merciful; for they will receive mercy.” As many...
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Jun 26, 20216 min read
The Fourth Beatitude
This past week you were invited to hold inside yourself and meditate on the fourth Beatitude “Blessed are they which hunger and thirst...
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Jun 19, 20218 min read
Honoring Our Fathers
Today, and hopefully every day, we honor our fathers. Like Mother's Day I know that Father’s Day can bring with it a slew of complicated...
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Jun 12, 20219 min read
Into the Larger Mind...
Into the larger mind. . . This is not about thinking differently but about moving beyond the mind. Jesus is showing us how to do this in...
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Jun 5, 20215 min read
Contemplative Practice
Our contemplative practice is all about moving beyond our usual limited field of perceptivity based solely in the small egoic structure...
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May 29, 20215 min read
Teachings of Yeshua
No matter what spiritual path you are on, the non-dual teachings of Yeshua (Jesus in Aramaic) in the Beatitudes open those who have...
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May 22, 20215 min read
Pentecost Sunday
This Paschal Season and our Vigil in this form comes to an end today on Pentecost Sunday. For those of you who have joined me...
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May 15, 20216 min read
Continuing Eastertide...
As you know, according to the liturgical year in the Christian tradition, we are still in the fifty days of Eastertide, holding vigil,...
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May 8, 20215 min read
Honoring Our Mothers
Today, and hopefully every day, we honor our mothers. Having walked alongside others for many years I know firsthand that Mother’s Day...
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May 1, 20213 min read
As We Carry On...
We carry on holding vigil in Eastertide. Last week we returned to Gurdjieff’s teaching that each one of us has an atmosphere, like the...
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Apr 24, 20214 min read
Atmosphere matters.
As we continue on in this Paschal Season, many of you holding vigil with me, I hope you are finding ways to ‘keep within’. . . to stay...
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Apr 17, 20215 min read
Keep within.
Springtime and Eastertide are upon us as the world continues to open up from 'stay at home' dictates in fits and starts. Wisdom is here...
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Apr 10, 20215 min read
Keeping vigil.
In this Paschal Season, the world is opening up and in need of wisdom to chart the territory of loving presence and action toward all...
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Apr 3, 20217 min read
Eastertide.
It is Easter Sunday, the start of the great fifty days of Eastertide (or Paschal Time) which runs up to Pentecost Sunday. In the...
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Mar 27, 20216 min read
En-wombing.
It is Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday, the first day of Holy Week, in the Christian tradition. I know that everyone has their own kind of...
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Mar 20, 20215 min read
Despaired.
I am often despaired by the ongoing hate and violence that exists in humans. The murders of the Asian American women this week was heart...
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Mar 14, 20215 min read
It has been a year.
As you well know it has been a year of the pandemic and of cocooning in the darkness of the womb. Are we ready to emerge? To be birthed?...
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Mar 7, 20215 min read
Precendented times.
Although the pandemic was rolling in already, I remember Friday, March 13th, 2020 as the day it really set in that we were entering into...
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Feb 28, 20214 min read
Surrender and attention.
We continue on in this Lenten season. Whether you gave up something or took something on for these 40 days, I hope that you were able to...
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Feb 21, 20215 min read
Relating to God.
Our Lenten journey continues. This time of self-examination, fasting or letting go of something, and prayer/meditation. All in service of...
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Feb 14, 20216 min read
Lent begins.
This has been another tumultuous week in America with all that is going on in D.C. and around the world. All hearts and hands are needed...
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Feb 7, 20215 min read
May you be . . .
You may have noticed the blessing at the end of the weekly emails as of late. Many of you now know that it goes with a body prayer of...
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Feb 3, 20218 min read
Wisdom and systemic racism.
Wisdom and Systemic Racism by Heather Ruce As we continue on in the season of Epiphany, the veil still thin, we are invited to bring the...
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