Think Small
Day 22 in a month-long series on Cultivating Sanctuary. In chaos theory, small changes in the initial stages of a pattern are believed to have large effects. On...
Friday Florilegium
Day 21 in a month-long series on Cultivating Sanctuary. Ah, the lovely cadences of 19th century prayer! Taken from the daily devotional, Prayers Ancient and Mod...
The Idol of Perfectionism
Day 20 in a month-long series on Cultivating Sanctuary. Writing daily on the blog has produced it’s own set of challenges. It takes about 2 hours from sta...
The New Desert
Day 19 in a month-long series on Cultivating Sanctuary. Glendalough, Upper Lake. Kevin’s Cell is on the right up the mountain. In the 3rd and 4th centurie...
Pauses
Day 17 & 18 in a month-long series on Cultivating Sanctuary. Taking a pause to breathe after being away at a conference in Chicago. Here is a sanctuary prac...
Sabbath
Day 16 in a month-long series on Cultivating Sanctuary. Taking a Sabbath day is challenging. During some seasons, I’ve had a consistent practice, but much...
Praying the Text
Day 15 in a month-long series on Cultivating Sanctuary. The fourth item I intentionally brought into my new home on the first day was my bible, an NRSV I’...
Liturgical Time and the Celtic Advent Calendar 2016
2020 Advent Calendar is here. Day 14 in a month-long series on Cultivating Sanctuary. I studied for my MDiv at a school embedded in a monastic community. Each d...
Friday Florilegium
A month-long series on Cultivating Sanctuary. On Love What inexpressible joy for me, to look up through the apple-blossoms and the fluttering leaves, and to see...