by Bill Haley | Sep 9, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this first-ever “Space for God: Thursday,” Rev. Bill Haley revisits one of his favorite topics—the profound way in which we can encounter Jesus through encountering and attending to those who bear his image. He draws on poetry, scripture, and a...
by Bill Haley | Sep 8, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley shares his encounters with Ignatius of Loyola while on Sabbatical in Rome. Ultimately, Bill’s pursuit of Ignatius ended up being Jesus’ pursuit of Bill, and Bill encourages us to live with...
by Bill Haley | Sep 6, 2023 | Coracle News
Dear Friends on the Journey, Fellow Pilgrims, I couldn’t be more excited coming into this fall. Yes, I’m excited by what is coming up for you and all of us through Coracle’s offerings (more on that below), but more deeply it’s because of the palpable sense that the...
by Bill Haley | Aug 22, 2023 | Justice and Mercy
“What should we do when we realize that the forms of Christianity we inherited are either insufficient for—or opposed to—the Christian mission to which we are called?” Coracle’s partners at the Center for Formation, Justice, and Peace are exploring in depth a central...
by Bill Haley | Aug 17, 2023 | Contemplative Life
“SOUNDINGS” posts consider topics that are important for our society, for the Church, and for our own spiritual journeys. To ‘take a sounding’ is a nautical term about using depth to determine where you are and where you’re going. These writings are designed to do...
by Bill Haley | Aug 17, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley introduces us to the work of 20th Century American poet, Jessica Powers, also known as Sister Miriam of the Holy Spirit. Her poetry, written in the midst of fifty years living and working in a convent,...
by Bill Haley | Aug 8, 2023 | Contemplative Life
“You look around, and you see a world that is impenetrable, that cannot be made sense of. You either raise your fist or say ‘Hallelujah’…I try to do both.” Leonard Cohen I am back from Sabbatical. It was wonderful, restful, beauty-full, and...
by Bill Haley | Jul 10, 2023 | Contemplative Life
Dear Friends and Fellow Pilgrims, It is a great grace to be writing to you from a place of deep rest and wonder in the middle of sabbatical! I’m writing with a brief update on the time thus far and also with great thanksgiving. Yes, thank you for your prayers for me...
by Bill Haley | Apr 7, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent,” Rev. Bill Haley guides us into a Holy Week reflection on Jesus’ deeper motivation for moving towards crucifixion. Yes, the forgiveness of our sins was a significant factor, but Bill demonstrates how Jesus’...
by Bill Haley | Mar 7, 2023 | Coracle News
Over the past several months you likely have heard us talking about “The Next Journey” for Coracle. The Next Journey, which came from our corporate discernment last summer, focuses on Community, Mission, and (initially) four Spaces. Thematically, The Next Journey...
by Bill Haley | Jan 26, 2023 | Contemplative Life
Friends, I’m delighted to unpack this story about Jesus that has had such an impact on Coracle’s season of corporate discernment and now on our vision moving forward. This reflection was originally offered at one of our Second Wednesday gatherings and was part of a...
by Bill Haley | Jan 10, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Bill Haley guides us through a reflection drawn from the account of Jesus walking on the water in Matthew 14. He focuses on Jesus’ words to his disciples, offering them as powerful prompts for us all as we step and pray our way into a new...
by Bill Haley | Dec 16, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons, Vocation
In the early 2000s, in the dead of winter, Tara and I spent several weeks in eastern Romania, serving street kids there and those who work with them. While we were there, we attended an Orthodox Church, which architecturally and visually was similar to every other...
by Bill Haley | Dec 14, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Tis the season for Advent and Christmas Carols, and as much as the tunes themselves, even more so I’m deeply inspired by the words of them. At the core of the songs are poems. In her recent New York Times column, Anglican priest Tish Warren Harrison explores...
by Bill Haley | Dec 12, 2022 | Coracle News
Dear Friends and Fellow Pilgrims,At this year’s end, I’m truly excited to write to you again with a bit about where Coracle’s been this year, and more so where we are going. I hope you’ll join with us, whether you live in the Washington DC area, in Baltimore, in the...
by Bill Haley | Nov 23, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) guides us through John 11 and the story of Lazarus. Along the way, he weaves in a reflection he wrote from the perspective of Lazarus, and ultimately he offers us space to recognize and offer to God...
by Bill Haley | Nov 18, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In the Orthodox tradition, Lazarus, whose story is chronicled in John 11, has a title: “Lazarus, The Four-Days Dead.” Sometimes we call him ‘the man who died twice.’ In that he did die twice, have you ever thought about where his (second) tomb might be? I hadn’t...
by Bill Haley | Oct 19, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Bill Haley guides us into the challenging but liberating practice of indifference. In Ignatian spirituality, “indifference” is not a negative word, but simply means a lack of undue attachment to anything but God. Bill walks us through a few...
by Bill Haley | Sep 20, 2022 | Justice and Mercy
Kristy Wallace and I just returned from a retreat outside of Nashville that I had been eagerly anticipating and even so it exceeded my hopes and expectations! Simply titled “Nourish”, it was offered by the Center for Formation, Justice, and Peace (the order matters),...
by Bill Haley | Aug 20, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Coracle News
On this, the 100th “Space for God” reflection, Rev. Bill Haley celebrates the tremendous gift these Tuesday morning gatherings have been over the past 2 years, and then, he guides us into a time of encounter with God through the presence of other people. ...
