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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...
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Nexus (New Large Mixed Media Painting)
The new highly textural painting of mine is quite large (28"x40") and is done in mixed media: pastel, acrylic,...
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How to Resurrect (New Easter Poem by Polly Castor)
Resist hurt, Refuse to be defeated, Release blame, Assuage guilt...
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A Thousand Ways to Kill Him (Poem by Barbara Brown Taylor)
Today no one flees without being laid bare by his light.
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Denial of Material Selfhood and Taking Up the Cross
Christ Jesus once said to his disciples, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and...
