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The Christmas star

Amid the other stars it shines,
establishing the way
for every one of us to find
the light of perfect day ...

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

From Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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You, too

Jesus, “moved with compassion”
fed and healed and blessedand as those disciples 
who have gone before 
you too
child-like in your hope, seek
to lay the foundation
of Christly ...

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The Christ in Christmas

With sublime humility
the stage is set:
A manger with a crib of hay.
Overhead a solitary star.
Thence, with no delay
the immaculate one arrives.
His name is Jesus …

Love’s transparency

From deep within I hope
   for You, 
O Spirit, rest on me. 
A stillness, an abiding peace, 
Unfolding …

Learning to love

“I cannot love them,” I thought
   more than once. 
“It’s impossible. 
They don’t understand …"

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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Shared reflections

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From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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Growing grateful

I’m growing a grateful heart.I’m grateful
to God
for being God
for the gift 
of ...

Hearing God

Over fear and pain and sorrow,
   I heard words of comfort,
      peace, and love. 
Over storms of doubt and confusion,
   I heard words of strength
      and power …

The poor wise man

Who is the poor wise man 
   who saves the city?
Could it be a blessed humble man 
   who is poor in spirit?
Could it be a …

Lift your gaze

Did you wake today to find
   the dawn’s new light 
obscured by morning mist? 
… the mist of worried thinking? 
… of fear and doubt …

What is this?

Here’s the thing
if you know what it isn’t 
you don’t have to google
what it is.Because if it’s disturbing
discordant ...

Clear sight

How hard it is to see
   the divine message 
when physical sense seems
   to distort it? …