From time to time, I post a meme on my Facebook page and Twitter feeds with quotes from spiritual writers I find inspiring. A few days ago, I posted this one with a quote from 13th Century Christian mystic, Meister Eckhart. Eckhart was a Dominican priest, philosopher, and theologian. In… Read More »Set on Fire
A man talking about what it means for a woman to give birth? This seems like a topic about which women need to speak. After all, biological males can’t get pregnant and carry a fetus to term and give birth. At the same time, there are some things I’ve observed… Read More »Giving Birth to God
It was early morning. I lit the first candle and began to sing an ancient hymn: O Come, Emmanuel. The ritual is familiar to me. It’s something I do each year as the Christian period known as Advent begins. Advent: it’s a word derived from Latin. It means the arrival… Read More »We Are Meant to be Mothers of God
I received email recently from one of my high school classmates. While we haven’t seen each other since high school, we reconnected last year through Facebook. She’s been in a 12-step program for many years and commented about the importance of Mary, the mother of Jesus, as her higher power.… Read More »Mary: A Higher Power
