“Do not be afraid, little flock. It is my Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” These sublime words from Luke 12 accompany me...

One of the signature features of our particular lineage of contemplative Wisdom is that contemplation and action simply cannot be separated. A contemplative lifestyle does...

In a recent Facebook exchange with Matthew Wright, I hopped on Matthew’s bandwagon, agreeing that a Kamala Harris/ Andy Beshear ticket was probably the Democrats’ strongest option and commenting that it might indeed carry powerful third force. Marty Schmidt queried me about where I saw third force in it. His insightful question has led me to further pondering on my initial “seat of the pants” response, and I will share that fuller response with you here. The occasion really invites our entire Wisdom Community to ponder the precipitous events of last week from a Wisdom perspective and consider how we might collectively help hold the space between now and November 5, regardless of our individual political perspectives.

As the humiliating debate around whether Joe Biden has “aged out” of the presidency continues to play front and center on the American political scene, it becomes more and more clear that America is basically repelled by the aging process and largely clueless about the deeper spiritual possibilities that may lie coiled within it.

What the Episcopal Church may have to have to teach the Democratic National Party

Suspended animation…. those timeless few seconds between the instant you know the crash is inevitable and the moment of actual impact. A single blank freeze...

Abba Anthony said, "A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him saying, 'You are mad, you are not like us.' "

I know that many of you are beginning to arrange your fall and winter schedules and are trying to figure out which on-the -ground CB retreats will work best with your particular interests and experience base. With that in mind, I thought I’d walk you through some of the highlights of my fall and early winter teaching schedule. Most of these events are now posted on both Wisdom Waypoints and cynthiabourgeault.org, but here’s the quick summary.

Passion Libretto Part V: Remembrance  This is the final day of this six day Holy Week offering. On this Holy and still Saturday, in the Passion Libretto...

Passion Libretto Part IV: On the Cross This is day five of a six day free Holy Week offering. Cynthia speaks of this Holy Friday, in the Passion...