Grieving Our Animal Companions
Lyndell Drever shares about the importance of grieving one’s companion animal.
All Creation Groans for our Awakening (1)
Katherine Murray imagines being a spiritual director to the earth and also having the earth as her own spiritual director
Valentine's Day
Cherie Westmoreland offers a fresh take on what Valentine's Day could mean and how much more the word "heart" could represent
Nature Connecting
Sarah Lyon does a review of her life from an “ecological” viewpoint as she considers her relationship to her environments
A Liturgy for the Night
Pádraig Ó Tuama shares a liturgy that helps us appreciate darkness in a new way
Contemplative Wandering
Sheinagh Saraswati Anderson writes about nature healing heart, mind, and soul
Less Work and More Wonder
Julie Elliot writes about stepping out of busyness and into a different way of being
Ritual: Acknowledging the Sacred in All Things
Tim Scorer writes about the importance of meaning-filled ritual
Holy Listening
Brian Pearson writes about our need for deep listening – the kind that hears not only the old worn-out stories we tell ourselves but also the new stories trying to emerge
The Divine Gaze
Vickie MacArthur shares an encounter with Thich Nhat Hanh that impacted her in a lasting way
Aging as a Spiritual Path
Can aging – with all its losses, changes and letting go – be a catalyst for new awakening? Barbara Richards answers that question
Nothing Could Be Something: Day 22
Lesley-Anne Evans is a poet with a contemplative heart. May her poem on silence, mystery, and wonder be an inspiration for 2023
On Plant Communication
There are people who say that they can communicate with animals, and some even make a living from this skill. Another example is communication with plants…
Three Christmas Lists with a Different Focus
Reimagining the familiar Christmas song, “He’s making a list and checking it twice; gonna find out who’s naughty and nice…”