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St. Brigid, Buddah, and Lao Tzu Walk into a Podcast
March 21, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqysH6oErL8 Host Jean P. Kelly and author Kenneth R. McIntosh discuss how understanding both Celtic & Eastern spirituality can liberate the Christian imagination. More

Navigate Rapids of Life with both Celtic & Taoist Guides
March 16, 2025

A meditation on how the intersection of teachings in Christianity and Eastern faiths offers strength of both the oak (Celtic spirituality) and the lotus (Eastern wisdom).

Christ’s suffering inspires our compassion
March 04, 2025

The ability to see others with compassion must be cultivated, practiced, and intentional, says a twentieth-century mystic who became known for her capacity to hold and cherish the suffering of others.

Visio Divina: Saintly Friendship Inspires Us
February 17, 2025

Artist, influencer, writer Grace Morbitzer offers a guided meditation using her modernized portrait of Sts. Clare and Francis of Assisi. In 5 simple steps, learn about a holy man and holy woman, at th

Video: Fierce Love Starts with Self-Love
February 08, 2025

We belong to a mutually beneficial web of connection, well-being, and love.

Forgiveness is not simple, even in the Lord’s Prayer
January 21, 2025

The simplistic definition of forgiveness as an end of resentment doesnt work for Jesus, and it should not necessarily work for us either.

Video Interview: Spiritual Reading in Hebrew tradition
December 31, 2024

Scholar Amy-Jill Levine discusses what Christ teaches about contemporary social justice issues, equivalents of grace in Jewish tradition and why Christians must refrain from anti-Semetic interpretatio

Christ’s teachings challenge all of us
December 16, 2024

Parables are pearls of Jewish wisdom that shine if understood in context.

Video: Kitchen Conversation about Food & Faith
December 04, 2024

Derrick Weston offers for meditation a reading from his book, The Just Kitchen. He shares his approach to spiritual reading and cooking with intention. Filmed at the 2024 Wildgoose Festival.

In the Kitchen, Hope & Love Abound
November 26, 2024

A guided spiritual reading prompting us to recognize cooking as a ritual that connects us intimately with God's creation. Additional music by Tyler Green.