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CATEGORY
Contemplation and Action: A Reflection
The deepest things in life come not singly but in paradoxical pairs. Parker J. Palmer[1]
Life itself is the necessary school for contemplation. Richard Rohr[2]
[1] Parker J. Palmer. The Active Life: Wisdom for Work, Creativity, and Caring. Harper San Francisco. 1990. p. 102.
[2] Richard Rohr. Everything Belongs. Crossroad Publishing Company. 1999. p. 79.
Imagine That!A Reflection
Imagination!
It’s the fertile ground from which
All that’s new springs forth.
Jim Peterson
Christmas Lessons
We must remind the world that
if Christmas comes in the depths of winter,
it is that there may be an Easter in the spring.
--Horacio de la Costa, S.J.
Creativity: A Reflection
In the beginning
God said, “Let there be … “ and Lo!
Then God said, “Your turn.”
Jim Peterson
The Importance of Prayer
A regular spiritual practice nourishes the spiritual gifts of conscience and discernment that we were born with.
from Traveling: A Spiritual Seeker’s Guide,
by Josefina J. Card
© 2024 Hearken Books
available from amazon.com
The Inner Whisper
“Each of us has been endowed at birth by our Creator with an Inner Whisper – the voice of wisdom, a spiritual travel guide and companion that gently steers us to the right path leading to faith, hope and love.”
from Traveling: A Spiritual Seeker’s Guide,
by Josefina J. Card
© 2024 Hearken Books
available from amazon.com
Service: A Reflection
First, attraction, then
Love, then union. Beyond these --
Is serving in love.
Jim Peterson
The Art and Practice of Listening to Others
“Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.”
Alan Alda
Love: A Poetic and Personal Reflection
Who can define love?
Only Love herself; she speaks
In acts more than words.
Jim Peterson
Bringing Gratitude to Daily Life
"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more.
If you concentrate on what you don't have,
you will never, ever have enough."
--Oprah Winfrey
Meet Our Contributors
Josefina J. Card, PhD,
is Founder and President of Sociometrics Corporation. For over 40 years she worked with generous funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to assemble exemplary social and behavioral health datasets and evidence-based behavior change programs, and distribute these resources to schools, clinics, and communities around the globe. She is a trained spiritual director who now brings her decades of work promoting healthy behavior change to the world of spiritual transformation.
James L. Peterson, PhD,
worked in the social sciences on social issues including marital conflict, teen pregnancy, and social indicators. He has worked in the last two decades as a spiritual director and spiritual formation mentor. Most recently he has taken up painting and illustration work.