Sublime

this “stacked up” head–heart split is not what St. Diodochos means when he says “enlightened by the Holy Spirit in the inner shrine of our heart.” In Judeo-Christian tradition “heart” intends the unifying, grounding, center of the human person. The heart in this deep sense permits no “stacked up” dualisms, which shape our culture and our lives.48 L

Asking for the threefold blessings of land, sea and sky is deeply rooted in Celtic tradition.

What do the stages of modern human development look like when we grow, in each stage, with nature and soul as our primary guides? Twenty-five years in the making, this eight-stage model shows us how we can take root in a childhood of innocence and wonder; sprout into an adolescence of creative fire and mystery-probing adventures; blossom into an au

The second gift puts us back in touch with nature with a set of practices that help us feel at one again with nature, our ancestors, our own bodies, and our sense of spirit, by working with plants, trees, animals, stones and ancestral stories. Eight seasonal celebrations help us attune to the natural cycle, and help us to structure our lives throug

To be human is to inhabit some narrative enchantment of the world. Christian worship fuels our imaginations with a biblical picture of a world that, in the words of poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, is “charged with the grandeur of God.”