The Circle of Eternity

The Circle of Eternity

The Celtic Irish tradition recognizes that the eternal and the transient worlds are woven in and through each other. Very often at death, the inhabitants of the eternal world come out toward the visible world. . . . Your friends who now live in the eternal world come...
There is no Alternative to Persevering

There is no Alternative to Persevering

You can be heartbroken or furious or both at once; you can scream in your car or on a cliff; you can also get up tomorrow and water the flowerpots and call someone who’s upset and check your equipment for going onward. A lot of us are going to come under direct...
Children of God – All Souls and Saints Day

Children of God – All Souls and Saints Day

On October 31 and November 1 each year, the church gives us high the feast days of All Souls and All Saints Day to celebrate.  We are reminded in the scripture readings of the day that we, too, are part of the communion of all the souls and saints that have gone...
The Fullness of Time

The Fullness of Time

As we approach the particular time of All Souls and All Saints Days, the following reflection by Richard Rohr is genuinely uplifting and eye-opening. What some call “liminal space” or threshold space (in Latin, limen means a threshold) is a very good phrase for those...
The Cocoon of Ego

The Cocoon of Ego

Developing an ego is an essential element in human growth. But it also suggests that this development might be a stage of human development rather than its end product. Developing a cocoon is a natural and essential part of being a caterpillar. But the time comes when...
Only Love Remains

Only Love Remains

The light of love burns brightly even long after a life’s heart has stopped beating. Love lives on, even as the hearts of those left bear the burden of absence. Presence and absence both increase the flame of love. Pain in beauty and beauty in redemptive pain. Love...