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Bright Blessings on Summer Solstice

June 21, 2019 by Catharine Clarenbach Leave a Comment

Brightest blessings for the (Northern Hemisphere) summer solstice, sometimes called Litha! I enclose here my little video blessing and contemplation for you – just something short, spontaneous, and (I hope you think) sweet! I had a great time doing it. It is really another love letter to YOU, with some of my evolving thoughts about […]

seasons Tagged: holidays, solstice, Summer

Solstice, Justice, and Welcome

Solstice, Justice, and Welcome

December 13, 2018 by Catharine Clarenbach Leave a Comment

Beloved– The December solstice is less than tend days away. If you’re anywhere far from the Equator, the sun’s rays are important this week. For comrades like Katharine Liese in Johannesburg, South Africa, things looks very different from the way they do in North America, for example. Or our comrade Onyxe Antara in Thailand — […]

justice Tagged: justice, solstice

Why So Rushed?

Why So Rushed?

November 30, 2018 by Catharine Clarenbach Leave a Comment

Beloved– Let’s talk about the term “white supremacy,” and how it relates to our own personal and communal spiritual journeys. Let’s think about what many of us consider “normal” interpersonal behavior and how that might shift if we consider various cultural perspectives. First of all, the term “white supremacy.” I know it puts a lot […]

justice Tagged: MFC, solstice, white supremacy, winter

Hope Against Hope

Hope Against Hope

December 26, 2016 by Catharine Clarenbach Leave a Comment

(For those looking for Turning the Wheel, see the bottom of this post.) Today is the second day of Christmas, the third day of Chanukah, and the first day of Kwanzaa. Oh, and the Feast of St. Stephen and Boxing Day. The sun is rising earlier and setting later. The holidays just keep coming. And […]

classes, seasons Tagged: christmas, holidays, multifaith, solstice, turning the wheel

Hospitality of the Holidays?

Hospitality of the Holidays?

December 23, 2016 by Catharine Clarenbach Leave a Comment

In some ways, this is a season of hospitality or its lack. Many of us hear the story of the emigration and return of Joseph and Mary to and from Egypt, reminiscent of the time the Israelites spent in Egypt generations earlier. Many of us hear the story of the pregnant Mary being welcomed by […]

seasons Tagged: community, hospitality, practice, solstice, spirituality, winter

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