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Monastic Wisdom, #1
I thought I’d start a series (of sorts, at random intervals) of treasures from early Christians who were desert monastics and some of the greats of early monastic traditions. Enjoy! “We must follow...
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Stroll in the rain
As grey as it is outside, there is still beauty everywhere this time of year: These delightful little puffs have appeared on our gravel drive: Where have you been finding beauty this day?
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Snips: From ‘Becoming Who You Are’
I wanted to share a few snippets from Becoming Who You Are that are poignant to me during this re-reading. (Becoming Who You Are, by James Martin, SJ) From the chapter The Story of a (Corporate) Soul,...
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Monastic Wisdom #2
Abba Or said, “Either flee from people, or laugh at the world and the people in it, and make a fool of yourself in many things.” Picture: Taken from the causeway between the mainland and Holy...
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Beauty in the Ordinary
I’ve been away from my previous traditional career for six months now, and I have loved every single minute. It’s hard for me to find words to describe the joy I feel these days, as well as the freedom...
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A Traveler from Spare Oom
For much of this Christmas season, I’ve felt that I’ve been in a magical place. Much of where I am right now, and where I was just before that, is new to me. And how I got there is somewhat befuddling...
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Pebbles
This page is from a book on Christian monastics, Desert Wisdom, Sayings from the Desert Fathers. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about Abba Agathon and his pebble. This past year has been a...
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A New Year
Christmas decorations came down yesterday. The familiar pictures are back and hanging in their usual places on the walls. After I’d put away the birds and berries and baubles, the house looked clean...
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Pushpins
I have a map on my office wall. It is an old National Geographic map of the British Isles, printed in 1974. A Traveler’s Map, eh? OK. I mapped my travels. These pushpins mark the trip I took around...
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The View from the 24th Floor
I’ve been away from corporate life for two years now, twenty-four months. In thinking about this lately, I feel that the time and distance has afforded me a different perspective from what I had at the...
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