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A Letter from My Pastor to My Husband

Posted on Aug 28th, 2009 by maryw : ponderer maryw

Yesterday my husband, an agnostic, received this kindhearted letter from the pastor of my church. I'm touched by its graciousness. I admire the skillful way that Father Mike balances the demands of the institutional Church, the diversity of the congregants,... More »

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My Problem With Religion

Posted on Jul 13th, 2007 by maryw : ponderer maryw

  An article printed in Tikkun magazine, by Franciscan priest Richard Rohr --                                            "These people make a big show of saying the right thing, but their hearts aren't in it ... so I am... More »

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Come, Holy Spirit

Posted on May 27th, 2007 by maryw : ponderer maryw

                                               I finally found a little YouTube excerpt of one of my favorite Taize chants for Pentecost, "Veni Sancte Spiritus" (Come Holy Spirit): Pentecost, celebrated this Sunday (fifty days after Easter), commemorates the "descent" of the Holy... More »

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What's the best piece of advice you've received from a friend?

Posted on Apr 19th, 2007 by maryw : ponderer maryw

"Embrace the false self and allow it to become your teacher." --Susan Komis, pastoral minister and staff member of Contemplative Outreach Int'l . For Christian contemplatives, the false self is the unreal self, a "pseudo... More »

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An Emerging Grassroots Christianity

Posted on Apr 13th, 2007 by maryw : ponderer maryw

Today's e-mail from Crosswalk America: Dear Friends, It is hard to believe that one year ago this week, a group of ministers and laypeople from a variety of backgrounds started a remarkable journey --- ultimately... More »

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Evolutionary Faith

Posted on Feb 9th, 2007 by maryw : ponderer maryw

The link-rich letter below arrived in my in-box yesterday morning. I first heard about the Christian group CrossWalk when I attended that first Network of Spiritual Progressives conference back in the summer of 2005. By the way, did... More »

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