'Stories and Other Things Holy' Episode 5: What Does It Mean to Become a Prayer? Watch 'Stories' on YouTube or Spotify Listen to "Stories' Here, or on your favorite podcast app Support 'Stories' with Buy Me A Coffee A Reflection from Joshua This week we grapple with a profound question: What does it mean to become a prayer? Inspired by a story from Sister Joan Chittister, TNJ challenges us to move beyond simply saying prayers and instead to embody prayer with our whole being—mind, body, and...
3 days ago • 1 min read
'Stories and Other Things Holy' Episode 3: "Good For You!" Aging With Humor & Wisdom Watch 'Stories' on YouTube or Spotify Listen to "Stories' Here, or on your favorite podcast app A Reflection from Terry Episode 3: Good for You, Aging with Humor & Wisdom “Why should I fear? When was I less by dying?” – Rumi Here we are, once again confronted with paradox—invited, yet again, to risk embracing it. The realm of the soul and spirit is filled with paradox. Inevitably, a part of us protests,...
17 days ago • 1 min read
'Stories and Other Things Holy' Episode 2: 'Learning to Look Up: Embracing Grace in Everyday Moments' Watch 'Stories' on YouTube or Spotify Listen to "Stories' Here, or on your favorite podcast app Reflection from Terry Pay Attention It seems so basic, so elemental, so essential, so… ‘Tell me something I don’t know;’ And, still, across the millennia we are warned and cajoled: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” - Socrates “We had the experience but missed the meaning.” - T.S. Eliot “Do...
24 days ago • 1 min read
The wait is over, the day has come, and we have our dancing shoes on! Episode 1 of 'Stories and Other Things Holy' is here: 'Suspended in One Breath' Episode 1 Watch 'Stories' on YouTube or Spotify Listen to "Stories' Here, or on your favorite podcast app Reflection from Terry So much of spirituality has something to do with pondering, anguishing over, dancing with, and wrestling with the intriguing and provocative question: Is there anything ‘Out There?’ — Is there anything ‘In Here?’ — Is...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
To all of you that have been patiently waiting... Episode 1 of Stories and Other Things Holy is coming Monday, October 21st! Join the newsletter for the fullest experience! Each week you’ll receive a brief reflection on the themes from that week’s episode along with exercise to cary with you through the week and links to access the episode. If you have not already, sign up for our newsletter here: Sign Up! But, you don't have to wait for Monday! If you go to your favorite podcasting app, or...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read