by Bill Haley | Dec 22, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
*During the last week of Advent there are a special little group of prayers called the O Antiphons that the church has traditionally sung during Evening Prayer. The O Antiphons are seven distinct verses that all begin with a vocative “O” followed by a...
by Bill Haley | Dec 6, 2023 | Contemplative Life
by Bill Haley | Dec 5, 2023 | Pilgrimage
Brothers and sisters! I’d like to invite you to seriously consider and hopefully join me on a trek to Everest Base Camp on approximately May 12-26, 2024 in the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. A little background…Since I first visited Nepal and trekked in the...
by Bill Haley | Nov 15, 2023 | Coracle News
Dear friends and fellow pilgrims, I’ll keep this letter brief as most of what I want to say is in Coracle’s vision for 2024, “The Light Shines in the Darkness”, and I want to tell you about that. But let me start by saying “Thank you!” Thank you. Your participation...
by Bill Haley | Nov 8, 2023 | Coracle News
I am so excited to begin our next Fellowship cohorts in January and I wanted to make sure that you knew about it! We have two cohort opportunities coming up in 2024 – in-person in the NoVA/DC area and one completely virtual. Our Fellowship program offers 12...
by Bill Haley | Nov 1, 2023 | Contemplative Life
Friends, it can be really fruitful to slow down and really pay attention to what the famous prayers–those that are at least many decades old and well known–are actually praying, and pray them for ourselves. This most powerful prayer of Charles de Foucauld is but one...
by Bill Haley | Oct 18, 2023 | Contemplative Life
Dear Jesus, help us to spread your fragrance everywhere we go. Flood our souls with your spirit and life. Penetrate and possess our whole being, so utterly, that our lives may only be a radiance of yours. Shine through us, and be so in us, that every soul we come in...
by Bill Haley | Oct 13, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty,” Rev. Bill Haley guides us into one of the deep realities of the Christian life—being filled with the light of Christ and radiating that light out into the world. Jesus really desires to live in us, to give us his presence...
by Bill Haley | Oct 12, 2023 | Coracle News
We’ve been working on this for a while, and it’s finally here! Now fully able to be used by individuals, churches, small groups, or groups of friends—our course “Essential Christianity” is now completely available online in video or audio formats (on Teachable.com),...
by Bill Haley | Sep 27, 2023 | Contemplative Life
Friends, three years ago this month Coracle launched Space for God – an intentional virtual prayer time that happens every Tuesday morning (and now every other Thursday, too!). This gathering has become an important weekly rhythm for many of us and we are so grateful...
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...
