Author: Jeff Imbach

Jewish tradition says that the splitting of the Red Sea was the greatest miracle ever performed. It was so extraordinary that on that day even…

“Words, after all, are an illusion until they take on flesh.  It is the doing that sings.” Murray Bodo, The Way of St. Francis: The…

” Ethics is how we behave when we decide we belong together.” –Brother David Steindl-Rast  

A Seventeenth-Century Nun’s Prayer   Lord, Thou knowest better than I myself Know that I am growing older and Will some day be, old. Keep…

Reading the Mystics:   A famous old tale I just made up! ……. The disciple complained to the master that it was too hard to read…

      When in the Soul of the Serene Disciple by Thomas Merton   When in the soul of the serene disciple With no…

“In principle, mystical experiences are no different than those promised and celebrated in many religions.  Mystical experiences are neither above nor below those heightened experiences…

Someone just gave me a book entitled, Mystical Hope.  In it the author seeks to distinguish between hope based on outcomes such as changed circumstances…

Awakening   Many things keep us content with our small selves and block us from becoming all we can be. None, however, is more important…

For many of us, love for creation deepens through the relationships we form with our pets, particularly our dogs. By their very nature and need,…