Many views of a healthy earth are misguided by desired appearances, such as the perfect lawn; these are promoted without an understanding of nature and its ecosystems.  The Washington Post reporter Dana Milbank decided to spend his winter months learning the difference between native and invasive plants, and landscapes that contribute to the loss of species vs…

“One does not proclaim the Gospel standing still, locked in an office at one desk or computer, arguing like keyboard warriors, replacing the creativity of the proclamation with copy and paste ideas taken from here and there” ~ Pope Francis. “It is clear to us that the first Christian community in Jerusalem was more than…

Is it time for the East & West of Christianity to develop an Ethos, a “character” to describe the guiding beliefs or ideals of a community of believers based on Mt 5-6-7 & 25 that all have in common? Think Patristics. The Patristics: the mothers & fathers of Christianity spoke against social injustice. This tradition…

The story of Easter Island, named according to its discovery on Easter Sunday in 1722, is one of human indifference toward nature. Studies of the rise and demise of the human population on Easter Island suggest that population overgrowth and environmental degradation led to the collapse of the society. Easter Island is a remote island,…

Synchronicity reveals the meaningful connection between the subjective and objective world.” ~ Carl Jung Over the years, I have realized synchronicity is much like love in a marriage. You either grow in love over time, or you grow out of love over time, and much depends on your awareness of what matters most in life. Quantum…

What I don’t think most people fully realize about Monasticism, especially when we look at people like Anthony the Great ( 251 – 356), Mar Awgin, a Syrian monk, introduced the monastic rule in Mesopotamia, Basil of Caesarea (c. 330-379)  and his sister, Macrina and then with Benedict of Nursia, the rise of monastic living was a revolt against the…