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While attending Washington National Cathedral’s Sacred Circles conference a couple of weeks ago, I took a workshop with Carol Lee Flinders, the highly-acclaimed scholar of women’s studies and religion, most recently the author of “Enduring Lives: Portraits of Women and Faith in Action.” Flinders called her workshop “Motherlines.” And she encouraged the 60 female participants…

Incidentally, Hay House has just released a new 4-CD set, for the first time combining the talents of inspirational teachers Byron Katie and Dr. Wayne Dyer (two people whose faces for me have the most gorgeous radiance). Both of these great teachers have been talking about the power of our intentions, and the magic of…

Have a look at Valerie Reiss’ response to the publishing phenomenon called “The Secret.” She rightly points out that the notion of attracting positive energy and “manifesting” a new reality is nothing new, and mentions a book by Esther and Jerry Hicks called “The Law of Attraction.” There’s another famous volume I’ve heard about, written…

Wow. This downloadable paper on why gay marriage is part of God’s plan for more freedom and equality should light up the ChatteringMind boards. It’s written by a young, Episcopal, black, gay lawyer named Otis Gaddis III who additionally serves as an assisting academic coordinator at the Institute for Progressive Christianity. Gaddis writes: “…God is…

This Monday marks the day Pope Gregory the First is commemorated in the Eastern Catholic Church and Orthodox church. Saint Gregory was a pope from September 3, 590 until his death, March 12, 604. Though the term “Gregorian chant” was coined in his honor, Gregory had been dead for two hundred years when Gregorian chants…

It’s hard not to notice that a lot of guys are assuming the Ken Wilber/Moby/Andre Agassi look not because they’re losing their hair anyway, but because it’s now cool to be “bold” (the new word for bald). Here’s an article about the latest scalp sunscreens and moisturizers that quotes Todd Greene, developer of the HeadBlade…

“Elmo” recently suggested in a post that “New-Agey spirituality” might not lend itself to compelling ideas or strong writing. I sat on this for a few days a little defensively ’cause it stirred old painful questions for me as to whether or not I personally will always struggle with stating my views decisively, with real…

I am sitting in the pristine examining room of Dr. O. Alton Barron, Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Attending Physician, CV Starr Hand Surgery Center, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center. As luck would have it, he is also the go-to guy for repetitive motion syndromes for the New…

On the subject of how you can practice Buddhism and stay loyal to your faith of choice or origin, CM reader Pacific231 posted this: “Buddhist teachers like Surya Das, Thich Nhat Hanh et al, actively encourage Buddhist practitioners to return to their spiritual/religious roots. For example, I believe one of the ‘prostrations’ by Thich Nhat…

Here’s a cute article about being the husband of a woman interested in her own spiritual development that ran in Harville Hendrix/Helen LaKelly Hunt’s Imago couples therapy newsletter. It’s called “Gynestrology 101: How to Husband An Enlightened Hottie,” and it’s by a guy named Will Craig. What is Gynestrology? you might ask. Craig writes: “Gynestrology…
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