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November 2016

November 09, 2016

Sins of the Fathers: Intergenerational Trauma and a Trump Nation

On the eve of the election, as the results were just beginning to trickle in,...

November 08, 2016

Astrology of the US Presidential Election, Part Two

***Matthew Curry's horoscope blog is coming soon to Patheos.*** Last time I pointed out how the...

November 07, 2016

Astrology of the US Presidential Election, Part One

*** Matthew Currie's horoscope blog is coming soon to Patheos.*** Hello dear reader. My name...

November 07, 2016

Rude Drivers and Other Holy Mysteries

I can’t stand it when other drivers merge at the very last possible second. Recently...

November 04, 2016

How to Brainwash Your Monkey

With the presidential election upon us here in the U.S., I have found myself being...

November 01, 2016

Resolving the Paradox of the One and the Many

A goal of our common spiritual heritage is the resolution of the paradox that reality...

October 2016

October 19, 2016

Show Up to What Shows Up

Written by guest blogger Philip Bourdon How do you respond to significant and “unexpected” circumstances such...

October 18, 2016

Bringing Alive Lessons from Parker Palmer: embrace paradox in teaching and teachers

The beginning of the school year shows how spirit dampening schools can be. Some lessons...

October 16, 2016

The Necessity of Unity in Diversity

While Absolute Unity, or nonduality, has always been the nature of the eternal realm, dualities...

October 14, 2016

Leah Pearlman on the Journey from Co-creation of the Facebook ‘Like’ button to Dharma Comics

Not many people can say they “led the creation of the iconic Facebook ‘Like’ button”...

October 13, 2016

Why disobedience is a spiritual attribute

Disobedience? We've all done it, sooner or later we don't conform or even outright flout...

October 10, 2016

Healing a Broken World – Does The Answer Really Lie Within?

A couple of nights ago, my partner, Leo, and I watched a video online about...

October 07, 2016

Spirituality meets Science-Fiction in Jeff Nichols’, Midnight Special

Thrust into an emotionally daunting parental landscape filled with unprecedented unknowns, Roy and his estranged...

October 02, 2016

Understanding the Spiritual Marketplace – From Monopoly to Open Access

Religious Market Dynamics While many would assert that religion concerns ultimate—often supernatural—truth claims, sociologically speaking,...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

From Panic and Anxiety to The Art of Surrender

I know, I know. You’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover. However,...

September 25, 2016

Remembering That We Are Sacred Beings

Recognizing love as the source of our core identity helps us remember at the same...

September 22, 2016

How Do Our Spiritual Values Influence Our Vote?

Jews and Christians often look to Scripture for some insight for the how to change...

September 20, 2016

Raising Nonviolent Boys in a Violent World

Raising nonviolent boys in a violent world takes on new dimensions when a mother realizes...

September 17, 2016

Asking Forgiveness Thirty Years Later

Of course, I didn’t think keeping her money had caused her suicide. Still I grieved...

September 16, 2016

How Does Death Make Life Possible?

How will you look back when you reach the end of your days? How...

September 15, 2016

Reaping The Harvest of Our Spiritual Inheritance

If we can only plant the seeds we have inherited from our ancestors, grandparents, parents,...

September 12, 2016

Kurt Vonnegut Keeps Dreaming: Donald Trump Meets Kilgore Trout

Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most brilliant writers ever. He took a look at...

September 09, 2016

Talking Story: One Woman’s Quest to Preserve Ancient Spiritual Healing Traditions

“Within the heart of every person there is a compass pointing at the best path...

September 08, 2016

From Punitive Justice to Unitive Justice

The way we understand the evolution of justice is to follow the progressive release of...

September 06, 2016

Don’t Disrespect My Mom: A Lesson in Feminism From My Son

I was treated poorly at a car dealership service center, and my son was more...

September 02, 2016

Bad Moms are Good Moms too

Bad moms, good moms, we are all struggling and figuring out how the heck to...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

Can We Prepare for the Moment of Death?

Could it be that these meditations were in some small way preparing her for the...

August 29, 2016

We Are The Inheritors Of A Common Spiritual Heritage

Our common spiritual heritage represents our shared sacred story; it is all of ours to...

August 26, 2016

You can let go of grief: No One Dies in Lily Dale

“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a...

August 17, 2016

The Sins of My Ancestors: Slavery

I struggled with being a modern, white, liberal pacifist whose ancestors were slave holders. Although...