Winter 2021
GENTLENESS
It is beyond evident that this long lingering pandemic has us all stressed in many ways. We react in different ways: irritability, withdrawal, escapism etc. I suggest there is still another way: the way of gentleness.
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Mild
A classic Maine nor’easter is blowing outside my window and the snow is falling so rapidly that it’s hard to see across the blueberry field. It’s March 1, and until now the winter has been so mild that it seemed the days would continue to roll calmly onwards into April. The crocus are up, the…
Winter 2024
We who do believe can seem like fools. We live in a world in which so much is diametrically opposed to the values of the Gospels
Summer 2017
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Winter 2019
HARD Have you ever gone through a time in your life when everything seems hard? When nothing goes right? When it seems as though God is far, far away, and though you call out for God, there seems to be no response? Winter 2019 Newsletter in PDF format (1.3MB)
Winter 2020
FEAR AND FATIGUE What a time we have all been having! What a challenging, difficult, demanding year! As if the pandemic were not enough, we’ve suffered through some of the worst fires in history in the West, and pummeling, unremitting hurricanes in the South and East. With all of this fatigue, and all of these…
Fall 2022
Forgetfulness seems to be a regular part of my life these days. I’ve simply forgotten that deeper, more important reality in the midst of the daily work and responsibilities. Mindfulness, or remembering, is a major understanding in the Benedictine tradition, and in early Christianity, as well as in Buddhism and other religions. Fall 2022 Newsletter…