Category: peace

Financial meltdown or prayer build-up?

September 26, 2008 | 4 comments

It occurred to me this morning that the most important activity happening in the financial sector of our country right now is not the meltdown on Wall Street so many investors fear. It’s the prayers of the spiritually minded at

Rebuilding from a scrap heap

September 23, 2008 | 1 comment

A reader sent in the below sequence of pictures and attached explanation. I was especially moved by the story for it illustrates that no matter how destroyed, bombed out, or terrorized we feel, we can always come back with a

The miracle in the monastery

August 25, 2008 | 2 comments

While driving through another Swiss village, our tour guide pointed to a monastery on a hill in the distance. She said that her group used to visit that building years ago, but had ceased visiting it. In a moment of

Conquering fear of heights

August 19, 2008 | 6 comments

Do heights ever make you uncomfortable? They do me, at times. I’ve never been fond of looking over the edge of a super deep canyon, or riding in a gondola car that takes one to atmospheric heights. I’ll do it,

The power of silence

August 6, 2008 | 1 comment

In this rush-rush contemporary world, it can be hard to find silence. And with busy-busy schedules it can be even more difficult to find moments of quiet peace. Yet, moments of peace are critical to spiritual listening and growth. They