Reading Archives (Author)
Gratefulness Happens Before Thinking
My vision of the world? My hope for the future? This topic sounds a bit big. Allow me to start small — say, with crows. They are my...
The Great Gesture That Unites Us
I recognize, I acknowledge, I am grateful; in French these three concepts are expressed by one term: “Je suis reconnaissant.”...
Loving Your Enemy
To love our enemies does not mean that we suddenly become their friends. If it is our enemies we are to love, they must remain enemies....
Letting Meaning Flow Into Purpose
The only point where one can start to talk about anything, including death, is where one finds oneself. And for me this is as a...
Giving Up is Different From Letting Someone Down
This inner gesture of letting go from moment to moment is what is so terribly difficult for us; and it can be applied to almost any area...
A Pledge For Grateful Living
In thanksgiving for life, I pledge to overcome the illusion of entitlement by reminding myself that everything is gift and, thus, to...
Three Great Forces
The three great forces that the Christian Elders in the Egyptian desert identified as the enemies against which we’re battling are...
Contemplation Vs. Social Change
Brother David: You can’t really be a contemplative, unless you also want to change the world. You want to...