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...
by Bill Haley | May 19, 2014 | Contemplative Life, For the World
Recently I was able to preach on this topic at The Falls Church Anglican. The audio version (link provided in the PDF) is half the length of what I’ve written and attached here. It was for me an opportunity to get onto the page some ideas I’ve been...
by Bill Haley | Apr 20, 2014 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Like many of you, most mornings I’m awake before the dawn. Most mornings I get up in the darkness. And while I’m making my coffee, brushing my teeth, sitting in a quiet house reading or praying, or trying bang out as many emails as I can before the kids wake up,...
by Bill Haley | Apr 18, 2014 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
I’ve read this sermon by Jonathan Edwards on “Christ’s Agony” on Good Friday many years. It helps me reflect on what Jesus did for me, and appreciate it all the more, and appreciate his love for me all the more, and love him for it. You’ll find it here and you may...
by Bill Haley | Mar 24, 2014 | Contemplative Life
Recently while in China, I had the opportunity to reconnect with Chris Hickey, a good man who I’d gotten to know while at St. Brendan’s. He shared with me a hard story of the death of one of his good friends, Brad Ipema, who died too young. Chris forwarded on to me...
by Bill Haley | Mar 11, 2014 | Contemplative Life
Yesterday, I bumped across a couple of brief writings from some great souls that were essentially saying the same thing. Basically, don’t worry too much about the big picture, but rather love the people who are actually around you with great love, and do the things...
by Bill Haley | Mar 2, 2014 | Liturgical Seasons
Every year I look forward to the liturgical season of Lent for the sober opportunity it provides to take stock of my relationship with God, and take on or put off a few things that are hindering my intimate with God. It feels for the soul like the season it falls...
by Bill Haley | Jan 5, 2014 | 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 15, 2013 | Contemplative Life
A Homily in Memoriam for Peggy Buresh, December 15, 2013 My enduring memories of Peggy Buresh will not be her body in the last year of her life on this earth the way that this earth is now. They will be of all her years of life leading into this past year, and there...
by Bill Haley | Dec 12, 2013 | Coracle News
Dear friends and fellow-pilgrims, I’m genuinely excited to ask for your help to enable Coracle to grow in the coming year, but you’ll have to wait til the bottom of this letter for the details about that. There is just so much really good stuff to share first! After...
