Undone, struck dumb, muted tongue So, I’m sitting in a room in Brisbane Australia, nearly thirty years ago taking twelve step calls …

Ah, the wars they will be fought again. The holy dove, she will be caught again, bought and sold, and bought again… …

Hold tight to the light in the new dark ages The situation is hopeless; we must take the next step — Pablo …

A Mystic Man in Rags An old man dressed in rags, thought to be a street beggar, lays seriously injured beside a …

God-sufficiency not self-sufficiency, Rebellion is a must Few things run more counter to the constant craving of my ego-self than personal powerlessness. …

The pace of grace is a slow horse race Despite my various efforts each day, to live a life conformed to God’s …

Real heroes often arrive in shabby shoes I recall standing opposite an exceedingly ordinary looking frail old man one morning many years …

Radically Redeeming Ordinariness I was born on the cusp of dawn, near back of beyond, on the silent banks of a lonesome …

Innocence Caught in the Crosshairs. Ah, the wars they will be fought again. The holy dove, she will be caught again, bought …

Powerlessness is Our Super-Power There can be no vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there can be no …

Come What May, Love of Fate (Amor Fati) I felt my old heart stir and tears well up in my eyes as …

Out of suffering compassion is born There’s just no damn doubt about it comrades, in this life there will be a whole …