by Coracle | Sep 20, 2015 | Justice and Mercy
John Murdock is a friend of ours who recently published an article, Pope’s Creation Teachings Nothing New for Francis Schaeffer Fans, in Christianity Today. The article is about the Pope’s recent Laudato Si’ (Praise Be to You), and connects Catholics...
by Coracle | Aug 25, 2015 | Contemplative Life
Here is a post by a friend of ours about a reflective prayer practice called the Examen Prayer. It is a powerful way to recognize God in our everyday activities. This Summer I Prayed the Examen by Abby Deatherage This summer, by happenstance and friends-of-friends...
by Coracle | Aug 10, 2015 | Contemplative Life, Creation, For the World
This article was originally posted to First Things. John Murdoch is a great friend of Coracle, God, and the earth…find out more about him here. The Pope And The Plowman: The Rhetorical Rendezvous of Francis and Wendell Berry After you exit the interstate and...
by Coracle | Jul 29, 2015 | Contemplative Life
We came across this blog about marriage and self-sacrifice: “…J.R.R. Tolkien was happily married for 55 years. In contrast, the modern divorce rate is shockingly high, and some are giving up on monogamous marriage altogether, claiming it simply isn’t...
by Coracle | Jul 27, 2015 | Contemplative Life
By Ann Karl Slusarz I used to be extremely consistent in my devotional life. I remember getting up at 5:30 in the morning as a middle school student to spend time in the Bible. I also participated in discipleship programs that required weekly Bible memorization and...
by Coracle | Jun 23, 2015 | Contemplative Life
“Corhaven Kids Club”–Fun, Friendship, Character, and Jesus It’s been said that when you have kids, the days last forever and the years fly by! All parents want to take every opportunity build into their children and set them up well for life. To do this it takes...
by Coracle | Jun 12, 2015 | Justice and Mercy, Pilgrimage
About three weeks ago, I returned from a three week trip to Israel Palestine. Here is a link to the entire PDF, and below is a link to the blog I participated in during the trip, and a sermon I gave about Jerusalem after returning. Feel free to comment below! ...
by Coracle | Jun 5, 2015 | Justice and Mercy
Star of Bethlehem is a perennial bulb, with lily-like flowers on a slender stem that reaches no more than 12 inches high. Over time, they cluster and have been noted as an invasive in riparian buffers, where Star of Bethlehem victoriously compete with native fauna. By...
by Coracle | Jun 2, 2015 | Contemplative Life
On a personal retreat “My time here helped me to clean my head, stop, be still and just rest in God’s presence. He reminded me of all the ways that He has blessed me (definitely a weekend of gratitude) and convinced me about how I can be doing a better job of...
by Coracle | May 5, 2015 | Justice and Mercy
Clearing the Slave Cemetery at Corhaven Saturday May 16, 12.30pm-4.30pm This month we’ve marked the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and then the assassination of Abraham Lincoln a few days later. Lincoln himself interpreted that bloody war in part as...
by Coracle | Apr 28, 2015 | For the World
By: Gabriel Dodd There is much to grieve over. As I found out about the Earthquake in Nepal, I immediately thought of a colleague of mine who is from Nepal, and who’s wife and family are still in Nepal. Today, I found out that his wife and father have survived,...
by Coracle | Apr 13, 2015 | Contemplative Life, Peacemaking
Click on the PDF to read and share
by Coracle | Apr 13, 2015 | Contemplative Life
[Some people have gotten divine messages from Gabriel the Angel. Many of you have gotten emails from Gabriel Dodd, the Program Manager. I asked him to tell you a little bit more about himself. He did. – Bill] My name is Gabriel. I’m 26, a husband, and I have been the...
by Coracle | Apr 5, 2015 | Liturgical Seasons
Hallelujah! The Lord is risen! He is risen indeed! With great joy and relief and gladness and hope and thanksgiving we celebrate today the resurrection of our Jesus Christ from the dead! It changed, and changes everything. Glory be to you, Lord Christ! “The good...
by Coracle | Mar 30, 2015 | Contemplative Life
Credit to Biblegateway.com
by Coracle | Mar 20, 2015 | Contemplative Life
“Listening in the spiritual life is much more than a psychological strategy to help others discover themselves. In the spiritual life the listener is not the ego, which would like to speak but is trained to restrain itself, but the Spirit of God within us. When...
by Coracle | Mar 16, 2015 | Contemplative Life
[What does a monk do and why? Members of the Coracle community just got some answers as we returned from an experiences that you’ll read about below. It was great, truly great. I asked the Abbot, Fr. Robert Barnes, “What is the deepest essence of why a monk does...
by Coracle | Feb 18, 2015 | Contemplative Life
“Just As I Am” by Charlotte Elliot 1. Just as I am, without one plea, but that thy blood was shed for me, and that thou bidst me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. 2. Just as I am, and waiting not to rid my soul of one dark blot, to thee whose...
by Coracle | Feb 13, 2015 | Contemplative Life, Vocation
The Soundings Seminar #2 in Northern Virginia, led by Soren Johnson and Bill Haley, explores the breadth of the Gospel, and why the good news really is good news! Check out the audio below: DOWNLOAD THE SEMINAR HANDOUT »
by Coracle | Jan 19, 2015 | Justice and Mercy
Notes from “Honoring the Forgotten” a first conversation about the slave cemetery at Corhaven held on January 16, 2015 (MLK Day Weekend) Corhaven is located at 2883 Quicksburg Road, Quicksburg VA 22847 Local residents of Shenandoah County and also the History Club of...
