The Weekly Word I was speaking with a friend of mine the other day who is the CEO, Chief Executive Officer, of a successful company. And I asked him, ‘What makes a good CEO, what makes a good leader of a company?’ He said, ‘The secret is, whenever something goes wrong, a good leader takes responsibility for it […]
A great Saint once had a vision, “ I saw the devil’s snares set like traps all over the earth, and I groaned and said, “What can pass through them, what is it that can protect us?” And I heard a holy voice softly saying, “Humility, Humility.” It is astounding to think that our […]
The Weekly Word September 2, 2018 “The power issuing from the Mystery of Golgotha does not achieve redemption in an automatic fashion. Men are not redeemed through it whether they will or no. In every instance man must set this redemption in motion through his free assent; in other words for redemption to become effective, […]
Creating Altars, Becoming Priests Our sacred service, our practice here of communing with the divine, it all centers around the altar. Not only is the altar the very place where we offer ourselves to God, it is traditionally a tomb made of stone. The altar is a heavy stone, un-moveable, dark, and at the same […]
I will never forget what Hammo Hammond (a long time member) said to me just before he died. He told me that the biggest gift in his life was the last few days with his family. He told me that the love he could feel from his family, from his friends, from god, the love […]
We hear in our gospel today words that can give us great hope, great solace; we hear the words “In this world you will have trouble and much hardship. But take courage! I have overcome the world.” Christ has overcome the world! And yet, has the world been overcome? Is greed solved? Is poverty eradicated? Does […]
Many of us have just seen the play, ‘This War is Not Inevitable’. And some of the most moving scenes were at the beginning and end when the World War 1 soldier tells us that they had seen the Living Christ on the battle field- they had seen the Christ walking through the trenches of […]
We all know what it is like to buy something with enthusiasm, only to feel a few days later that we want something more. We all know what it is like to feel satisfied with a delicious meal, only to feel the next day hunger for more. We all know what it is like to […]
The most esoteric lecture, the deepest mantra or meditation, the truest word, all can be condensed into the feeling/knowing ‘Christ is seeing us.’ Just like the sun that shines upon us, weather its cold or hot, weather we are sick in bed or struggling with our tasks, Christ is beholding us, He knows us, He […]
In this final Epiphany week, we celebrate the descent of the Sun Spirit, the Son of God into our midst. From the starry heights he came down to us. And when Christ’s Sun like power comes close to our souls, like fruit ripening from warm rays, we are healed, we are ripened, we are made […]
