Something Beautiful I Saw…Hope
Something Beautiful I Saw at the Chicago Botanic Gardens Hope. by Kilikina 2016 iPad
Trends
I read this morning that the early Christian church took on the laws and structures of the Roman state. It was when persecutions of… Read More »Trends
Nothing in Life Has Lines Around It | We Draw the Lines By Yao Xiang Shakya
What is true everywhere, for everyone…all the time? We are born, we appear, we get sick, we grow old and we die. That is true… Read More »Nothing in Life Has Lines Around It | We Draw the Lines By Yao Xiang Shakya
Don’t Lament Death, Watch Your Step
Don’t Lament Death, Watch Your Step by Yao Xiang Shakya Last week I was asked to speak at a memorial service for one of the… Read More »Don’t Lament Death, Watch Your Step
The Way Through
A Way Through Life seems simpler if we blot out awareness of its mystery, but such a life is an impoverished one. There is a… Read More »The Way Through
The Cardinals by Elliot W. Lesser
When I walk into her apartment, into the small entranceway where she greets me, takes my coat — hugs and kisses me with agape’ affection… Read More »The Cardinals by Elliot W. Lesser
A Bite of an Apple
Holy Objects Holy objects point to wholeness, not to the literal or concrete. Icons are one example of a holy object. It is not a… Read More »A Bite of an Apple
Vanishing — Look, But Do Not Touch
Look, But Do Not Touch My friend is dying. My children no longer see me as who we brought forth together. The arrival of both… Read More »Vanishing — Look, But Do Not Touch
Learning My Self: Unnamed Art.Nomads in the Memory Arbor by Jiaoyuan Qian Yue
In the beginning… The art teacher comes on Wednesdays, one thirty to two thirty. I go to help. The table is set. At each place… Read More »Learning My Self: Unnamed Art.Nomads in the Memory Arbor by Jiaoyuan Qian Yue
Liz and Mary Mantra, Untitled Prayer, Undertow
Liz and Mary Mantra May I find the peace, the calm, the strength to let go of my craving… wanting to know, wanting to… Read More »Liz and Mary Mantra, Untitled Prayer, Undertow