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The Sky's the Limit The word "democracy" can be traced back to the Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos "the people" + -kratia "power, rule." The people rule — but what kind of people? If most people who make up a democrac…
The One Great Sadness We can then see our own suffering as a voluntary participation in the one Great Sadness of God. . . . Within this meaningful worldview, we can build something new, good, and forever original, whi…
The Patience Stone Ritual This ritual was inspired by a film we reviewed, The Patience Stone, which itself was inspired by the Persian myth Syngue Sabour (patience stone) about a stone into which you can shed your misfortune…
Spiritual Progress Literary Wisdom You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars: you have a right to be here. — Max Ehrmann, American writer and poet
Teaching Moments Poetry It is a kind of love, it is not? How the cup holds the tea, How the chair stands sturdy and foursquare How the floor receives the bottoms of shoes . . . — Pat Schneider in "Patience …
On the Edge of a Maybe Happy New Year. Here's a prayer I return to often at moments of transition, beginning, and renewal. It's by Ted Loder from his book Guerillas of Grace.
My Heart and Conscious Aging My heart is a marvelous fist-size pumping organ whose chief duty is to deliver oxygen-rich blood to the cells and organs of my body. It labors tirelessly beating approximately 800,000 - 140,000 time…
Just a Thought By Mia Ginsberg Have you ever thought about what it means to live?
How a Password Changed One Man's Life for the Better In an article on GoodNewsNetwork, Maurico Estrella writes about being in a funk over his divorce. Then, to make matters worse, he arrived at the office to find the monthly directive to change the pa…
Drawing Closer to Others African Wisdom Proverbs are a mirror in which a community can look at itself and a stage on which to expose itself to others. — Patrick A. Kililombe in Towards an African Narrative Theology