Archive for December, 2009
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
In the luminous darkness
When I was a very young man, maybe a very old boy, during my freshman year at Creighton Prep, I was assigned a very young Jesuit, Tom Shanahan, as my homeroom teacher. He engaged me unlike any teacher before, and over the next few years, we became friends, a friendship I still hold in […]
Comments Off - Posted in From Belief Systems To Relief Systems by Bill Glenn
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Empathy Costs!
I nearly floated as I walked home from dinner on the small Pacific island of Miyake a few weeks ago.
The location was special: an island of stunning black beaches, gentle temperatures, and ragged cliffs, towered over by one of earth’s liveliest volcanoes. The food had been superb: thinly sliced meats grilled at the table and […]
Comments Off - Posted in Religion and Politics by James Huffman
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Detachment
Things have been quiet lately. I have been quiet lately. Sometimes I begin to wonder whether or not I am being too quiet, or perhaps have entered a state of apathy. When I start to think this, I begin to realize that I have entered into a state of detachment. I am perfectly content just […]
Comments Off - Posted in All of Our Voices (Posts from Contributors) by Rev. Teri Sandler
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
The Shadow Side of the Journey
By now, the news about the three deaths at a “sweat lodge” in Sedona is growing stale. In a quest to become “Spiritual Warriors”, too many people entered a structure that may or may not have been built properly, apparently spent too much time in intense heat, and as the ceremony concluded, it appears that […]