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March 2015

March 09, 2015

Confronting Racism, Yankee Pagan Style

I am a white American. I didn't ask to have anyone cheated out of anything....

February 2015

February 20, 2015

Real Anti-racism Will Involve Mistakes

The truth is, racism has touched everybody. Everybody has internalized, implicit racism--certainly every white person....

February 05, 2015

Embodied Spirituality

Shouldn't the bodies of the spiritually enlightened be healthy forever? Pretty to think spiritual work...

January 2015

January 24, 2015

Peace and the Language of the Unheard

Peace is effortful. Peace will involve struggle. And though I would never agree that violence...

January 04, 2015

Every Minute Peace: Releasing my Inner Corgi

Some of the time, Peace requires us to sign petitions, protest, carry signs, and practice...

December 2014

December 29, 2014

Discernment and the Spiritual Activist, Part II: Stewardship

Anyone who works at walking a path of spiritual activism for very long will develop...

December 14, 2014

Stillness at Solstice

Over the years, our celebrations have evolved--but they have retained as much acceptance of the...

December 08, 2014

Discernment and the Spiritual Activist, Part I: Injustice

It's not enough to "not be racist." Racial injustice is bred into the body of...

November 2014

November 18, 2014

An Island in an Ocean of Air

1979 in Williamsburg, Virginia was not an easy time or place to be gay. "There...

November 06, 2014

Practicing

A few years back, I accepted a challenge to commit to a "regular spiritual practice."...

November 02, 2014

We Do Not Have to Be Broken

I forget, so often, that prayer--that communing with Spirit and with the concerns that are...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

Honoring an Ancestor

So today, on Samhain, I've been reminded of my longstanding sense of connection to Ann...

October 11, 2014

A Love Letter

This is my love letter to the servant-leaders of the world. Being a leader, a...

October 03, 2014

Yeah, It Really Is About Race

This story isn't about Ferguson, Missouri alone. It's about every city and every town in...

September 2014

September 21, 2014

Stories that Last

To write is to share the truth of your life, your heart. To teach is...

September 07, 2014

What Do You Mean, “God,” Cat?

As a Pagan, I learned to listen to the spirit within the parts, and of...

August 2014

August 18, 2014

On Privilege

Schoodic Lake is beautiful. But too often, beauty seems either reserved for the very rich,...

August 12, 2014

Hands-On Worship

What does it mean to worship a god or goddess of smiths, but never to...

August 09, 2014

My Polytheistic, Mystic, Monist Heart

Setting aside thoughts on how lots of people seem to substitute a blind adherence to...

July 2014

July 18, 2014

A Pagan Isaiah

I want a Pagan Isaiah. I want us to know, to be absolutely and utterly...

July 10, 2014

A Perfect Day

Every year, I get to ask myself, what is the right way to live? In...

July 06, 2014

Here I Am, Wasn’t I

There's an experience known to many meditators, sometimes known as the Here I Am Wasn't...

July 02, 2014

The Work in the Middle

I feel a tiny bit shy, sharing this with you today. Will you think I...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

The Comfort in Community

I remember offering a workshop on sexual abuse and sexual assault in the Pagan community......

June 05, 2014

On Activism and Ordinary Acts

One of the dangers of being Quaker--or Pagan--is a privilege at the same time. Quakers...

May 2014

May 17, 2014

Praise Song

Praise the beauty of the world. Up-tossed ancient lichened granite Shaggy hemlocks' pools of shade...

July 2007

July 04, 2007

Cat’s Spiritual Journey, Part V: Seven of Cups

All posts in this series: Part I: Getting (and Losing) That Old Time Religion Part...

June 2007

June 29, 2007

Cat’s Spiritual Journey, Part IV: The Underworld

All posts in this series: Part I: Getting (and Losing) That Old Time Religion Part...

June 23, 2007

Cat’s Spiritual Journey, Part III: The Fool’s Journey

All posts in this series: Part I: Getting (and Losing) That Old Time Religion Part...

June 17, 2007

Cat’s Spiritual Journey, Part II: Coming Home

All posts in this series: Part I: Getting (and Losing) That Old Time Religion Part...

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