September 2020
Hospitality: in a time of physical distancing
Hospitality, Henri Nouwen said, creates emptiness that is friendly, “a free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy.” In this time of required physical distancing and in our polarized landscape often fenced off by unbending opinions, how can the practice of hospitality create free and open space where we might meet one another and become friends? This online Open Page session invites your reflection on what hospitality means in a pandemic time. Free,…
Find out more »October 2020
Moving at the Speed of Trust
What does it mean to move -- or live -- at the speed of trust? It is even possible when mistrust has been sown so widely across the ground beneath our feet? Can a spiritual practice of writing help us find and foster trust - in ourselves and others? This online writing session will explore the challenges and importance of building trust in our lives and in the world. Registration link to be posted in the future.
Find out more »November 2020
The Inner Harmony of Grace
Anne Morrow Lindbergh wisely said grace is an “inner harmony … which can be translated to an outer harmony.” And yet it can be hard to define. As Augustine once confessed, “I know until you ask me; when you ask me, I do not know.” For many us today as well, grace can seem as evasive as it is ever present. Registration link to be posted soon. Please check back.
Find out more »December 2020
A Posture of Waiting
December in many world religions is the season of waiting –– calling up a quiet posture of expectation that opens our awareness not just to what we know is coming but, especially, to the unexpected. In this session, we’ll reflect on cultivating a spirit of active waiting even as we march and work for change. Registration link to be posted soon.
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