OP-Ed- “Plant and nurture the seeds of peace”

by Susan | Jan 24, 2021 | inspiration, News Stories

by Rosalyn Falcon Collier Express-News, 23 January, 2021 Since 2006, the peaceCENTER has celebrated San Antonio’s peacemakers with a Blessing of the Peacemakers, held the last Sunday of January to dovetail with the start of the internationally recognized Season for...

Inaugural Poem: “The Hill We Climb,” by Amanda Gorman

by Susan | Jan 20, 2021 | inspiration, poem

When day comes we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry, a sea we must wade. We’ve braved the belly of the beast, we’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace and the norms and notions of what just is, isn’t always...

Poem: “At The End Of The Year,” by John O’Donohue

by Susan | Dec 31, 2020 | inspiration, poem

As this year draws to its end, We give thanks for the gifts it brought And how they became inlaid within Where neither time nor tide can touch them. The days when the veil lifted And the soul could see delight; When a quiver caressed the heart In the sheer exuberance...

Poem: “The Man Watching,” by Rainer Maria Rilke

by Susan | Dec 16, 2020 | inspiration, poem

I can tell by the way the trees beat, after so many dull days, on my worried windowpanes that a storm is coming, and I hear the far-off fields say things I can’t bear without a friend, I can’t love without a sister. The storm, the shifter of shapes, drives...

Interfaith Calendar: December, 2020

by Susan | Nov 30, 2020 | interfaith calendar

November 29-December 24: Advent – Christian December 6: Saint Nicholas Day – Christian December 7-13: Chalica – Unitarian Universalist December 8: Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) – Buddhism December 8: Immaculate Conception of Mary – Catholic...

NEWS: Commentary: How we can harness, share compassion

by Susan | Nov 26, 2020 | inspiration, News Stories

From the San Antonio Express-News, 26 November, 2020 By Dennis Slattery The word “compassion” entered the fringes of social discourse years ago and has now moved closer to the center of discussion for many. Etymologically, its history reaches back to ancient periods....

Interfaith Calendar: November, 2020

by Susan | Oct 31, 2020 | interfaith calendar

1 November: All Saints Day – Christian 1 November: Samhain / Beltane – Wicca/Pagan 2 November: All Souls Day / Dia de los Muertos – Catholic Christian 12 November: Birth of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i 13 November: Jain New Year...

Poem: “Though there are torturers,” by Michael Coady

by Susan | Oct 15, 2020 | inspiration, poem

Though there are torturers in the world There are also musicians. Though, at this moment, Men are screaming in prisons, There are jazzmen raising storms Of sensuous celebration, And orchestras releasing Glories of the Spirit. Though the image of God Is everywhere...