by Bill Haley | Feb 16, 2015 | Contemplative Life
A few years ago at St. Brendan’s in the City, I gave this sermon which was the result of about 10 years of journey. It remains to feel like one of the most important sermons I’ve ever given, an attempt to wrestle into clear and simple words the goal and...
by Bill Haley | Feb 10, 2015 | For the World
Recently I had the opportunity to reflect on comparative world religions, Jesus, and my first trip around the world. I sought to answer the nagging question, “If I had grown up in, say, Iran, would I be a Muslim?” Confident that Jesus is true, the...
by Bill Haley | Jan 30, 2015 | Pilgrimage
It is obviously a heartbreaking time in the Middle East, and tensions in the Holy Land are as high as they’ve been in some years. Coracle has partnered with The Telos Group to offer a strange and powerful trip there February 3-13 along with 12 others, Bill and Todd...
by Bill Haley | Jan 21, 2015 | Contemplative Life
I have a brother and two sisters. I love them all and wish you could meet them. There’s a good chance that one of them, my sister Ruth, is already known to you. A funny, glee-full thing happens to me at least several times a year. Someone will be talking to me...
by Bill Haley | Jan 15, 2015 | Contemplative Life
Hebrews 6.1 invites and beckons and woos and calls and commands us: “Let us go on to maturity.” The Greek word used here for mature comes from teleios, meaning complete, or perfect. It has the meaning of something that has lived into its design and purpose. The...
by Bill Haley | Jan 12, 2015 | Coracle News
Dear friends and fellow-pilgrims! This is one of those occasions when I want to personally share some important developments for all of us and a few sentiments. Thanks for reading to the bottom, and I’ll be as brief as I possibly can! If you make it all the way...
by Bill Haley | Dec 9, 2014 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
I’ve been waiting five years for this. On the property of Corhaven, there is a slave cemetery dating from the mid-1800s. While we’ve quietly and prayerfully tended it, it’s time to really honor our brothers and sisters who lay there. This is no small feat, and one...
by Bill Haley | Dec 4, 2014 | Coracle News
Dear dear friends and fellow pilgrims, Happy Advent to you! A new year dawns. A great year has passed. I want to tell you about the amazing 2014 that Coracle has had. Truly, God is giving us great grace to see our mission actually happen, “inspiring and enabling...
by Bill Haley | Dec 3, 2014 | Liturgical Seasons
“At the Beginning of Advent” by Bill Haley Father, now comes Advent again, Our response is to pause, and recall, That you sent Jesus, for us and for the world, Your glory unfurled vulnerably sweet, that we might see who You are, and be your body to this suffering...
by Bill Haley | Nov 15, 2014 | Contemplative Life
The following address was offered at the Opening Eucharist of the 2014 Synod of the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic of the Anglican Church of North America, held in Woodbridge, VA on November 15, 2014. Coracle · Shine In The Darkness In Philippians 2.15, Paul speaks of “a...
by Bill Haley | Nov 7, 2014 | Church Unity
Our first “Soundings Seminar” was held on Wed. Oct. 8 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Falls Church, VA. Led by Rev. Bill Haley and Soren Johnson, our discussion titled, “Catholics and Evangelicals Together” covered just that: Unity– the...
by Bill Haley | Nov 6, 2014 | Vocation
“All work is God’s work.” “Your work matters to God.” “You are priests in the public square.” “All church member’s are ministers.” “Vocation is integral, not incidental, to the mission of God.” These are assertive phrases one hears a lot around a church that...
by Bill Haley | Oct 15, 2014 | Contemplative Life
It is the season of autumn, my favorite by far and we’ve had some stunning, breathtaking days of beauty, haven’t we? I cannot help but be reminded of the poem God’s World by Edna St. Vincent Millay: O world, I cannot hold thee close enough! Thy winds, thy...
by Bill Haley | Sep 30, 2014 | Contemplative Life, Creation
For a long time I’ve been taken with a comment from Dallas Willard along that lines that Jesus invites us into “eternal life starting now”. In other words, we are saved to enjoy eternal life not only after we die, but every day of our life until we die and then it...
by Bill Haley | Sep 14, 2014 | Contemplative Life
Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916) from France was a small and simple man whose unusual life of great faith and sacrifice would come to inspire many Christians and non-Christians alike. Serving in the French army in north Africa, the religious devotion of the Muslims he...
by Bill Haley | Jul 8, 2014 | Coracle News
Dear friends and fellow-pilgrims, it’s summer so I’m going to keep this short and sweet! So many good things are going on with Coracle and at Corhaven, and more is coming. We’re at a place of being more ready and really wanting to invite more people into the...
by Bill Haley | Jul 2, 2014 | Contemplative Life
I still remember a couple of years ago when my family, all six of us–Tara, Liam, Iona, Karis, Maira, and me–had just returned from a wonderful vacation. Whether you’ve already had yours or the last weeks of August still hold its promise, I hope you have or will...
by Bill Haley | Jun 19, 2014 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
Exactly one year ago today I was in Israel and Palestine with The Telos Group. My full blogs about that can be found here. It could have been that exactly one year ago I visited the Tent of Nations, a stunning example of Christian faith, life, and what it means to...
by Bill Haley | Jun 4, 2014 | Coracle News
Friends and fellow-pilgrims, we’ve heard your cries! And so, it seems, has God. He’s been providing wonderfully already, and now we need your help. If you’ve been out to Corhaven, you know the need. It’s the most consistent feedback we’ve received from...
by Bill Haley | May 29, 2014 | Contemplative Life
This past April in Nashville, I went to what I find to be one of the most unique and refreshing annual gatherings of Christians in the country. I go because I find this event a great way to stay current with fresh thinking on important topics in today’s society, as...
