Hildegard of Bingen (1098 to 1179) was a German Benedictine abbess, Christian mystic, composer, theologian, natural philosopher, and one of the most remarkable intellectual figures of the Middle Ages. From an early age, she reported experiencing vivid visions that she understood as revelations from God.
Every generation faces its own defining challenge. The great challenge of 1776 was political independence. The great challenge of the 21st century is realizing interdependence.
You are risen. Yes, you! Resurrection is not only an event sealed in the past, nor a miracle waiting somewhere in the distant future. It is not confined to a single body, a single moment, or a single story handed down through centuries. Resurrection is the living movement of Reality itself, unfolding endlessly. It is [...]
We waited for the sky to break, for heaven to tear like fabric, for light to pour through a wound in the clouds and name us worthy or not.
There was a time when I wore myself like a border, tight against the skin, a fragile perimeter of breath and bone. I called it “me” and trembled for it.
For many people, to be a witness of Jesus Christ means testifying to a single historical individual, a Jewish teacher who lived in first century Palestine and was executed under the Roman Empire. That figure is central to Christianity, and his life and teachings matter. But when the meaning of Christ is confined only to [...]
What appears as a veil obscuring God from itself is, at a deeper level, God’s own act of concealment.
We speak of God as King, on high, A sceptered hand, a watchful eye. The Master Plan, the sovereign Will, Each motion bound, each moment still Beneath a gaze that sees and guides, Where destiny in preset tides Flows onward, sure, from source to sea, Bound fast by the divine decree. Ultimate Autocrat, we deem, [...]
He breathes in quiet, unseen air, A life unfolds, though none aware. No trumpet sounds, no banners fly, He simply is, beneath the sky. His paws don't flail for outward show,But work rhythm but he can know.He moves along, a steady pace,Without a plea, a simple grace. He seeks no crown, no gilded name,Ignites no [...]
The stone was not just rolled for one, But for all things beneath the sun. Not merely once, in ancient land, But each time Soul lets go of sand. Not flesh from tomb, but Self from sleep,Not death undone, but Life made deep.The grave we feared was but a veil,A dream of loss, a ghostly [...]