Seeking the Thin Places in Our Holiday Conversations
I hope you had a good Thanksgiving—that you found things to be thankful for. I know that a lot of people were concerned about how conversations would go around the Thanksgiving table—and feared what would happen if voices rose and arguments ensued in our increasingly...
Getting Back to Basics in the Liturgical New Year
Happy Liturgical New Year! I first explained what I mean by this phrase back in my first year of pondering on this blog. Rather than recap those thoughts, I want today to share some of my reflections on something Richard Rohr said at the final CAC Conspire conference...
Addressing My All-or-Nothing Thinking
This summer, I had some challenging conversations with my father about cultural issues where we hold very different points of view. More than once during those dialogues, he chided me for making sweeping generalizations, and he was right. I can tend to develop...
Diversity Plus Love Equals Unity
Last month, I attended the final CONSPIRE conference offered online by the Center for Action and Contemplation. I’ve shared musings here from other CAC conferences I’ve attended in the past. I want to do so again, especially where I recognize how ideas I heard from...
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