Advent — this season of longing for the arrival of the Emmanuel, God-with-us — begins in just a few weeks. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this time […]
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A Tale of Two Brigids: What the Goddess & Saint Can Teach Us about Pagan-Christian Friendship
By Mike Morrell on November 3, 2023 in Emergence, Events, Guest Voices, Initiation, Integral, Jesus, Leadership, Life, Music, Poetry, Storytelling
My dear friend and colleague Saro Lynch-Thomason is offering an unprecedented learning experience called Singing the Wheel of the Year. Which got me thinking about our braided spiritual paths… As […]
The Virus | A Tribe Called Red ft. Saul Williams, Chippewa Travellers
By Mike Morrell on July 12, 2020 in Changemaking, Eucharist, Music, Poetry, Restorative Justice, Worship
This song — from A Tribe Called Red featuring Saul Williams and the Chippewa Travellers — feels prophetic from its release a few years back. Take this in: The Virus […]
God is Alive, Magic is Afoot! | Leonard Cohen
Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it abides alone; but if it dies, it yields a grand harvest. ― Jesus of Nazareth, Gospel According to […]
Putting on the Breastplate of St. Patrick: A 21-Day Challenge
Today is the Feast of Saint Patrick—or Lá Fhéile Pádraig, “the Day of the Festival of Patrick.” It’s a time many around the world celebrate by wearing green, eating and […]