Journal of Sacred Work

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  • Days 32-36 – Called to Lead – The Power of the Prism

    He became one of our greatest leaders. Yet, his father whipped him regularly until he was fifteen & told a friend, “I’ll make something of him even if I have to beat him to death.” At age twelve, the same… Continue reading

  • Days 30-31 A Magnum Opus

    What draws a man into an obsession or rather a love affair with sculpting underground cathedrals? To dig deep into the earth’s core and hollow out space for beauty’s sake. What a fascinating expedition on a deeply elemental level. To… Continue reading

  • Days 25-29 – The Accidental Teachings of Donald Trump

    Psychotherapist Dr. Thomas Moore writes that, “We know instinctively that someone who talks about himself all the time must not have a very strong sense of self.” Humility honors the self as a child of God. Narcissists think they are… Continue reading

  • Days 23-24 What to Do?

    The Community We Are Called To Be “To be a community that serves, that speaks, that celebrates and prays in such a way that others-regardless of their religious belief, encountering this community experience a revelation of life’s deepest truths…about human… Continue reading

  • Days 18-22 – A Muscular Kindness

    A gentle sun is born from powerful blazes. Fireplace flames rise from wood split with strength…Without courageous action, kindness becomes nothing more than a sweet gesture. Humanity’s sun shines when tenderness glows with strength. “That my kindness exists comes not… Continue reading

  • Days 16-17 I Love You More

    Please note: This essay is dedicated in loving memory to Candi Maio. Vibrant, charismatic, lover of life and giver of joy; her name, Candida Maio but everyone knew her as Candi. She greeted this world on February 17, 1933 and… Continue reading

  • Days 11-15 – Footprints & Other Signs of Presence

    What footprints have you left behind? Where will love lead you in the balance of your years? Continue reading

  • Days 9-10 Wise Owl Pays A Visit

    Winters chill invites solitude. Come in from the cold she beckons and cozy down with a good book in the quietude of evening with an imagined fire in the hearth to chase away the cold. A Friday night, Sabbath; all… Continue reading

  • Days 4-8 – “Is God Blue?”

    “Is God blue?” Listen sincerely, rather than dismissively, to recently born people & they will offer glimpses of genius. Continue reading

  • Days 1-3 May I live this Day

      I arise today By John O'Donohue In the name of Silence Womb of the Word, In the name of Stillness Home of Belonging, In the name of the Solitude Of the Soul and the Earth.   I arise today… Continue reading