The Paradox of Suffering

The Paradox of Suffering Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from Franciscan monk, Richard Rohr in his daily meditations for 10/24/2018. “My colleague James Finley is someone who incarnates the truth that the suffering we carry …can teach us great compassion and patience with both ourselves and others…. ” <read more…>

Love is Good for Your Brain

Love is Good for Your Brain Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt for this week comes from Tricia Gates Brown’s blog entitled “Love is Good for Your Brain.” “The other day I bumped into a friend at the local bakery. It was the week when I planned to participate in an ecumenical “liturgy of lament” in…

Recognizing Love Around You

Recognizing Love Around You Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from On Being Columnist and Buddhist teacher, Sharon Salzberg entitled “How to Train Your Mind to Recognize the Love All Around You.” https://onbeing.org/blog/ “Valentine’s Day has a perverse way of making some people feel not just unloved, but unworthy….I wrote Real Love to…