“The Monks are back. School must have started…”

…this is what I wrote recently in my journal, totaling the entries to two (2), because it’s a beautiful leather bound journal I received as a gift for Christmas years ago and I don’t want to mess it up with my scribbling.
So what I wrote must have, in hindsight, been pretty important.  And now, upon [...]

A Sense of Unity

One might say that the mantra of the election campaign was “Change,” and it well might still be that as President-elect Obama transitions into the White House. However, I am getting a strong sense of the word “Unity” as well, and not just in American politics. Lately my thoughts have been on the ecumenical role [...]

Beyond the Mist

I have this picture on the desktop of my computer:

Beautiful, right? It’s not a picture I took myself- this is simply included with the “sample pictures” folder that came with Vista. Ever since my school has upgraded their technology (overhead projectors, plugins, etc.), I have been using Powerpoint to present notes from my own [...]

Jesus for President- on the campaign trail

What weird coincidences and experiences the Spirit throws into the wind!  My friend Sarah Kate and I were discussing christian mysticism and monasticism over tea at Infusion the other day.  I remember reading about Shane Claiborne and the Simple Way movement, dubbed “neo” or “urban” monasticism for its roots in ancient monastic practices but its [...]