Tag Archive for: nature

Springtime in the garden
commentary, PoetryLao Tsu adds a dimension of time and completeness in nature: "nature does not hurry yet all things are accomplished." I find in this Tao verse echoes of my Jesuit days of finding God in everything.

A Walk with Mary Oliver
PoetryThe poetry of Mary Oliver has been a constant literary companion. Her work is a reminder that God is not some far-away being approachable only by prayer.

First day of Spring 2022
PoetryI would like to share a few thoughtful words from one of my West Coast Compañeros, William Cahalan. May you all find renewed hope in a seemingly dark world through nature's abundant and simple gifts.

Ecology and our religious consciousness
PoetryHonesty demands that in the realm of doctrine, Christianity does not lend itself easily to becoming a nature spirituality. Ecology has hardly penetrated the shell of modern Christianity. The new challenge calls us far beyond recycling, or a few prayers for the earth at Mass, or turning the church garden into a bird sanctuary.

Just So
Poetry
Hello, friends.
Somehow we have reached September already, and the sunlight is shifting to a different glow here in Athens even though the temperature still hits 90 degrees. Writer Lewis Richmond reminds us in a Buddhist summary: “everything…