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Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler

Posted on Oct 3rd, 2008 by maryw : ponderer maryw

                             From the Sep/Oct 08 Spirituality and Health magazine -- a few Q & A's with Rabbi Rami Shapiro -- worthy of a look-see as the premier of Bill Maher's movie  Religulous approaches. Q: My... More »

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The Rhythm of Love: An Advent Reflection by Ronald Rolheiser

Posted on Dec 10th, 2007 by maryw : ponderer maryw

Saint John of the Cross, in The Living Flame of Love , compares our pre-Advent selves to green logs that have been thrown into a fire, the fire of love. Green logs, as we know,... 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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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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Nekkid (Part Three)

Posted on Feb 15th, 2007 by maryw : ponderer maryw

(This is the final part of a personal essayish-type thing I'm working on. It's a first draft. Part of a memoir-in-blogress? But Jesus, long bloggings are kind of a drag to read, aren't they? At any rate, if your... More »

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Nekkid (Part Two)

Posted on Feb 12th, 2007 by maryw : ponderer maryw

Above photo of the baths at Esalen borrowed (pirated away??) from Liz's photo gallery ... (Click here for Part One of "Nekkid") So on that bright, clear, late afternoon at Esalen, after our kindly host... More »

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Nekkid (Part One)

Posted on Feb 3rd, 2007 by maryw : ponderer maryw

Unstiffen your supple body. Unchatter your quiet mind. Unfreeze your fiery heart. --Celeste West I attended Mass at the New Camoldoli monastery near Big Sur in early January - on the Sunday celebrating the Baptism... More »

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The Conference on Spiritual Activism

Posted on Mar 22nd, 2006 by maryw : ponderer maryw

In the summer of 2005, I attended the first Network of Spiritual Progressives conference, held on the campus of UC-Berkeley. An outgrowth of Rabbi Michael Lerner's Tikkun community (who run a magazine also entitled Tikkun , the Hebrew... More »

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