What do I actually do in my “spiritual life” that I find helpful? The short answer is that I don’t do as much as I’d like, and not as consistently as I’d like. But some of the rest of the answer involves specific practices. I wrote some about this in my first blog on practice, [...]
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As part of my ministerial discernment and exploration, I’m attending churches other than my own whenever I get the chance. I worry sometimes that I’m an “All Souls chauvinist,” by which I mean that that I adore my particular congregation. I need to be on the lookout for the belief that the ways we do [...] A dear interlocutor of mine and I sat together talking for three hours after church today in my new favorite coffeeshop. Among our topics was the classic criticism of Unitarian Universalism: UU’s are accused of having undue optimism about human nature. We profess the worth and dignity of every human being. We do not, however, [...] One of my ministers has called me a “liturgy queen,” and with good reason. I love ceremony. I love religious ritual. I love worship. Between the Roman Catholic upbringing, the EarthReligious ceremonial leadership of over 10 years, and my desire for and love of congregational ministry, I’ve a lot invested in making religious ceremony meaningful. [...] When I was fifteen, I went to keyboard performance summer camp at Penn State University, where I studied for the first time with the woman who would become my mentor and piano teacher in college. The weeks leading up to camp were a time of stress and concern, because I wanted to look good in [...] Welcome to my blog, Storms and Reflections (or should I call it Storms and Mirrors — this is still up for discussion). Thanks to a suggestion from my wife Julie I am creating this space to explore ideas and reflections related to the spiritual journey. Whether that spiritual journey involves something/one called “God” or not, [...] |
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