Take 2 on the One Single Impression prompt:  skin   Sweet Gram's natural reserve finally pried the question from me her pointed answer laid me bare flayed me No, Beth, he's closer than your own skin   Please click on the link for the story of my Grandmother's near death experience.  It's worth the read. My ...

“Come to the edge, he said. They said: We are afraid. Come to the edge, he said. They came. He pushed them and they flew.”  Guillaume Apollinaire (French poet and critic who helped to direct poetry into unexplored channels, 1880-1918) The Hindu Goddess of Death and Destruction, Kali I've been reluctant to bring politics into the Virtual ...

There are more books written about the life and teachings of St. Francis than of any human, second only to the man known as Jesus.  Far more than the garden ornament he has been cast as, Francis stands as symbol of humility, transformation and grace.  Father Richard Rohr is one of the sanest voices in Catholicism, and ...

This post is part of a synchroblog hosted on the site Square No More. The topic for this month's synchroblog is maturity in the light of our faith. Please visit these blogs for excellent posts related to this topic: Phil Wyman asks Is Maturity Really What I Want?Lainie Petersen at Headspace with ''Watching Daddy Die''Kathy Escobar at ...