Curious about Celtic spirituality? You can learn about the living yet ancient tradition of Céile Dé at a retreat March 18-20, 2016, in northern Ohio. Click here for more details.
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Another Musing on St. Patrick
I wanted to write about Patrick:
How he lay between Ireland and home,
between captivity and destiny,
in a desert land,
Famished, having refused wild honey
because it had been offered
to unknown gods ....
Who Is Minding the Gap?
Good intentions may inspire action, but somehow their power to motivate us quickly fades. The result is a gap between our aspiration and our reality that yawns like a black hole before us, draining what little energy we may still have for the work of God. And like a black hole, we dare not approach any closer to investigate this gap, lest it pull us into total despair from which we fear there will be no escape.
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Here is one of my favorite St. Patrick stories, one that has nothing to do with snakes or shamrocks. It provides an image of the meeting of ancient ways and the new order that I find very tender -- and quite surprising, as St. Patrick is not often described as being such a friend to the older traditions.
Read MoreNelson Mandela - day of quiet reflection
This is an event I've been wanting to do for a long time -- a "quiet day" at Washington National Cathedral on Sunday, November 17, using the life and heroic presence of Nelson Mandela as our theme. We will spend the afternoon reflecting on oppression, reconciliation, courage, forgiveness, and our own quest to leave behind the prisons that hold us back from a full life in community.
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