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The Hymn We’ve Been Singing Repeatedly
We sang this hymn throughout our trip, riveted to both the meaning of the words and the beautiful melody.
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My Endless Source of Inspiration
Inspiration is something that streams to me and through me, and not ever something I generate or am responsible...
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For God is All-in-All (poem by Ethel Margaret Soden)
No evil can touch me; no harm can befall, for He is my Father, my Mother,—my All.
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Mysteries (Poem by Mary Oliver)
Let me keep company always with those who say "Look!" and laugh in astonishment, and bow their heads.
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Newspaper Article on Compassion by Polly Castor
Often the idea of compassion is mixed up with the words sympathy and pity. I would describe the difference...
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Our Graduate’s Lovely Church Sendoff
The State College Christian Science church has been loving and supportive, and has made a big, positive difference in...
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Paint the Bird (Book Review)
It is not a fun read, and is R-rated in places, but the metaphors ring poetic on the rebound....
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We Have the Mind of Christ (Polly Preaching #3)
"What does it even mean to be prepared to 'receive Christ?' Christ is the perfect reflection of God, the...
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Don’t Block Your Unique Expression (Martha Graham quote)
There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and...
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Celebrating God as Mother (quote by Jenny Morris)
'Like the eagle that stirs up its nest, and hovers over its young, God spreads wings to catch you,...
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Interlude of Utter Unwinding (New Poem by Polly Castor)
When we cease all our trying, we hear better.
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Tattoos on the Heart (Book Review)
This book is written by a Jesuit priest who has a ministry among the competing gangs in a ghetto...