Finding the Presence of God The most holy and necessary practice in our spiritual life is the presence of God. — Brother Lawrence We might refer to this age-old mystic mantra in our time as God-consciousness, awakened life, spiritual awareness, mindfulness, or the like. As I write these few lines, I can hear birds just […]
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Undone, struck dumb, muted tongue So, I’m sitting in a room in Brisbane Australia, nearly thirty years ago taking twelve step calls from people who are, you know, on the serious end of the booze hound spectrum. Now you don’t get to be answering calls like that unless you’ve been a repeat-offender serious booze hound
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Ah, the wars they will be fought again. The holy dove, she will be caught again, bought and sold, and bought again… — Leonard Cohen. Amid a war pulverized Gaza, on a dusty road in soul searing heat, emerges a barefoot tattered and torn young girl, maybe seven or eight years old. Laid across her
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Hold tight to the light in the new dark ages The situation is hopeless; we must take the next step — Pablo Casals Over 40 years ago, renowned Scottish-American philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre said that the modern world had entered a new dark age. An age characterized by incoherence, partisan divides, and unbridgeable ethical disputes. This
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