by Bill Haley | Mar 3, 2017 | Pilgrimage
The slum of Danaseri in Kathmandu, Nepal is a sacred place on par with the island of Iona in Scotland, St. Peter’s in Rome, Jerusalem, and Lourdes. Danaseri doesn’t look like much at the first glance. It looks like a place you wouldn’t want to go to or spend much time...
by Bill Haley | Mar 2, 2017 | Pilgrimage
To the American mind, the caste system is almost impossible to comprehend. Because of our Declaration of Independence it is engrained (though inconsistently applied) in our national psyche that ‘all men are created equal’. In Nepal because of Hinduism, this is not...
by Bill Haley | Feb 22, 2017 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
Bill’s talk on the current climate of race relations in America, some of its origins, and how Christians are uniquely positioned to respond to them, offered at the Soundings Seminar on Feb 1, 2017 at Restoration Anglican Church in Arlington, VA. Race in America...
by Bill Haley | Jan 26, 2017 | Contemplative Life
The power of God was shown most clearly at the resurrection of Jesus. God defeated death. The love of God was shown most clearly on the cross of Christ. God poured out his life for us. And Jesus said, “Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another”...
by Bill Haley | Jan 3, 2017 | Contemplative Life
2017 is going to be a big, strange year, full of challenges, with much uncertainty. You feel it. We all do. I do, deeply. And just like it is true at the beginning of every new year, the world needs more people who are alive and strong in God to powerfully be his...
by Bill Haley | Dec 31, 2016 | Contemplative Life
On December 31, 2013, Bill Scherer, father to Tara and father-in-law to me, entered the larger Life. He was a founding board member of Coracle, and instrumental in enabling Corhaven to come into reality, among so many other things. Below is the homily that I...
by Bill Haley | Dec 19, 2016 | Contemplative Life
This Advent season, when I pause to reflect on the meaning of it and prepare for that feast day and celebration that is Christmas, my heart is filled with gratitude. It may seem rather simple to say, but I’m really grateful that God came. God came. It’s that simple,...
by Bill Haley | Nov 9, 2016 | Contemplative Life
REGARDLESS of the outcome of the election, I expected this to be a day of mentally disciplining myself to focus on King Jesus, joyfully focusing on the Kingdom of God that is here, near, and coming, celebrating that the Christian’s (and my) primary citizenship...
by Bill Haley | Oct 20, 2016 | Contemplative Life
The imagery can be as gentle as “a feather on the breath of God” (Hildegard) or as shocking as “immolate me” (Margaret Mary Alacoque), but the essence is the same. This is where the Christian life will ultimately lead if we want it and are willing to go there. This...
by Bill Haley | Sep 13, 2016 | Contemplative Life
TRANSCENDENCE. That’s what these live performances are for me. They take me to a different place, lift me up from the low places, take me again to the High Place of God’s presence, and Glory, and Truth. They feed my spirit, nourish my convictions, keep me wanting...
by Bill Haley | Sep 13, 2016 | Coracle News
Dear fellow pilgrims, As you know, from time to time I like to send a bit of a personal letter to share what I’m excited about and thinking about Coracle. At the beginning of fall, it’s time for that letter! We’re just on the heels of the canonization of Mother...
by Bill Haley | Sep 11, 2016 | Contemplative Life
This remembrance was written in the weeks following the September 11th terrorist attacks. I am grateful to be able to offer it afresh as we have the chance to remember the heroic gravity of a mature faith. “Vicarious” We were a great team that year, a...
by Bill Haley | Aug 29, 2016 | Contemplative Life
I’m really excited by the retreats we’re offering this fall. Something feels different about them. Deeper. More out there. Sober. Good. Deeply good. Even important. A bit more risky. And not for all, but still for many. First, If you’re anything like I am,...
by Bill Haley | Aug 16, 2016 | Contemplative Life
So I’ve picked up exercising again. It’s been awhile, it’s overdue, and I pretty much feel like this guy when I’m done with a still-pretty-short jog or bike ride. Along with that, I’ve been paying attention to what I put in my mouth, in the attempt to lose some...
by Bill Haley | Jul 9, 2016 | For the World
We haven’t even recovered from Orlando yet, but the news keeps coming. Here’s a very incomplete list of the most recent round of ‘too many gut–punching atrocities to keep up with’ just in the last 10 days or so. Israel/Palestine–children of both communities being...
by Bill Haley | Jun 28, 2016 | Contemplative Life, Spiritual Direction
Last week I had the privilege of being one of the spiritual directors for the Sojourners Summit, their annual gathering in DC of leaders from around the country and the world who are working to bring more of God’s kingdom to this country and this world. Among many...
by Bill Haley | Jun 15, 2016 | Contemplative Life, Spiritual Direction
My time last week at the Henri Nouwen Society’s conference “The Way of the Heart: Exploring the Inner Journey through the Lens of Henri Nouwen” was a stirring time. I so enjoy being steeped in the wisdom of other spiritual leaders and all gathering...
by Bill Haley | Apr 28, 2016 | Pilgrimage
I have been in many countries now. Eighty? Ninety? I’ve lost count. And some more than once, and some of those quite a few more times than once. I say that not to boast in any way. There are far more places that I haven’t been than I have, and many others have been in...
by Bill Haley | Apr 25, 2016 | Pilgrimage
You cannot see what you didn’t know was there. Bill Deiss and I are visiting Kathmandu on behalf of the Anglican Relief and Development Fund on the one year anniversary of a devastating earthquake that measured 7.8 on the scale. Christine Jones wrote of this, “The...
by Bill Haley | Apr 20, 2016 | Contemplative Life
Coracle · The Kingdom and Sabbath “The Kingdom and the Sabbath”, Luke 6.1-11, Hebrews 4.1-10 Bill’s sermon from Sunday April 17th, given at Bishop O’Connell High School for The Falls Church Anglican.
