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Grieving and Rejoicing

On Good Friday, no one anticipated Easter. The disciples, in shock and grief, hid away in fear. Neither the disciples nor Jesus’s enemies expected resurrection. And then the resurrection came. Unbelievable. How could this be? Still in shock and grief, the disciples weren’t ready. Even after Jesus appeared to the disciples, they kept hiding in […]

May 05, 2020 by Margaret Benefiel
Categories: Community, Compassion, Contemplation in Action, Contemplative Leadership, Contemplative Living, Contemplative Spirituality, Continuous Prayer, Covid-19 Easter, Group Spiritual Direction, Listening, Loss, Love, Non-duality, Prayer, Self Compassion, Spiritual Deepening, spiritual discipline, spiritual growth, spirituality in community, Triduum, and YALLI: Young Adult Life & Leadership Initiative. Tags: awareness, clergy, community, compassion, contemplation, contemplative tradition, discernment, God, grief, grounding, hope, Inspiration, leadership, listening, love, prayer, spiritual growth, spiritual practice, spirituality, suffering, and trust. Formats: eNews Article.

A Reflection on Lockdown

Second Sunday of Easter, 2020 John 20:19-31 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his […]

April 04, 2020 by Anita Davidson 1 Comment
Categories: Community, Compassion, Contemplation in Action, Contemplative Living, Contemplative Spirituality, Continuous Prayer, Covid-19 Easter, Discernment, Listening, Loss, Love, Non-duality, Prayer, Self Compassion, Spiritual Deepening, spiritual discipline, spiritual growth, and spirituality in community. Tags: awareness, body prayer, community, compassion, contemplation, contemplative tradition, discernment, Doubting Thomas, God, grounding, hope, Jesus, listening, love, prayer, presence, religion, spiritual growth, spiritual practice, spirituality, suffering, and trust. Formats: Friday Blog. Interest Areas: Friday Blog.

Celebrating the Triduum Together While Apart

Holy Thursday begins the Triduum—time set apart to reflect on the meaning of events from the Last Supper to the Resurrection, not only in the lives of Jesus and his disciples, but also in the Paschal Mystery unfolding in our lives. Following the great tradition observed by generations of Christians, we gather to commemorate these […]

April 04, 2020 by Mary van Balen
Categories: Community, Compassion, Contemplation in Action, Contemplative Living, Contemplative Spirituality, Continuous Prayer, Covid-19 Easter, Lent, Listening, Loss, Love, Non-duality, Personal Spiritual Deepening, Prayer, Retreat time, Self Compassion, Service, Spiritual Deepening, spiritual direction, spiritual discipline, spiritual growth, spirituality in community, and Triduum. Tags: awareness, community, compassion, contemplation, contemplative tradition, Covid-19 Easter, God, grounding, hope, Inspiration, Jesus, joy, listening, love, Meditation, peace, prayer, presence, religion, retreat, Service, silence, solitude, spiritual growth, spiritual practice, spirituality, suffering, Triduum, and trust. Formats: Friday Blog. Interest Areas: Friday Blog.