by Bill Haley | Apr 26, 2022 | Contemplative Life
Part of the focus in our “Doubt, Deconstruction & Redemption” Series this year has been to make space for faithful Christians to ask hard questions that deserve to be asked and thoughtfully answered. Two big types of questions both Christians and non-Christians...
by Coracle | Apr 22, 2022 | Justice and Mercy
In this Soundings Seminar, Rev. Bill Haley converses with Dr. Walter E. Fluker about the overlapping and sometimes competing visions of community held by Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr. One of the leading Thurman scholars in the world, Dr. Fluker also...
by Mary Gardner | Apr 20, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty,” Rev. Mary Gardner (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us through a visual reflection on beauty and longing focusing on various images of doorways. Doors can act as powerful symbols for our present season of life, our...
by Drew Masterson | Apr 20, 2022 | Spiritual Direction
The ministry of Spiritual Direction has grown in popularity and accessibility over the last decade, but for many of us, I expect it remains a bit foggy. I know it was for me when I joined the Coracle staff. Not a mentor, therapist, or life coach—a Spiritual Director...
by Laura Mastroianni | Apr 13, 2022 | Creation
At the end of February, I attended the Coracle Fellowship in Baltimore retreat on the Eucharist. During our time of Silence and Solitude, I felt compelled to go outside for a walk. I really tried to ignore that feeling. I’m not familiar with the area, and I didn’t...
by Ken Wettig | Apr 12, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Did Jesus “hear God” during his last days on Earth? There are only two times in the synoptic Gospels when the audible voice of God is heard and recorded—Jesus’ Baptism and the Mount of Transfiguration. It is worth noting that both times the Father’s voice says...
by Bill Haley | Apr 12, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God,” Rev. Bill Haley guides us in a slow walk through the different Gospel accounts of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. We get a powerful and humbling look at Jesus’ deep humanity on display that night, and Bill offers prompts...
by Drew Masterson | Apr 8, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God,” Drew Masterson guides us through Malcolm Guite’s powerful series of 14 sonnets following Jesus from Pilate’s court, to the Cross, and into the tomb (from Guite’s book Sounding the Seasons). Drew invites us to...
by Bill Haley | Apr 7, 2022 | Contemplative Life
Part of the focus in our “Doubt, Deconstruction & Redemption” Series this year has been to make space for faithful Christians to ask hard questions that deserve to be asked and thoughtfully answered. Two big types of questions both Christians and non-Christians...
by Rick Mastroianni | Mar 30, 2022 | Contemplative Life
A reflection on the fullness of Jesus as our Good Shepherd in light of Psalm 23, John 10:1-18 , Rev. 5, and Rev. 7:17. “The Lamb is My Shepherd”The Slain-Lamb Lord is also my Good Shepherd. What more could I want?He makes me rest in his green grass of...
by Amy Boucher Pye | Mar 29, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent,” Amy Boucher Pye (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us through a Gospel Imaginative Prayer exercise as Jesus makes a decisive turn towards the Cross in John’s Gospel. With Amy’s help, we are able to place...
by Coracle | Mar 28, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this Soundings Seminar, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) facilitates a conversation between Dr. Scott Buresh (Coracle Community Minister to Baltimore) and Carla Mueller (Coracle Associate) on Dallas Willard’s spiritual classic, Hearing God. They...
by Bill Haley | Mar 24, 2022 | Contemplative Life
This reflection is part of our 2022 “Doubt, Deconstruction & Redemption” Series. You can read my original piece laying out why it is fitting for Coracle to pick up this conversation at this moment HERE. If you are on a deconstruction journey or caring for...
by Coracle | Mar 24, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: BIBLE” reflection, Demetrius Summerville (of LIFT Orlando) guides us through Matthew 14 as a window into how we might make space for God even in the thick of swirling distractions—rampant injustice, constant interruptions,...
by Scott Buresh | Mar 21, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
What little I know of sheep, other than that they are incredibly cute and wooly, is that they are not very bright and easily wander into trouble and danger. Thankfully, we also know God loves sheep, and He loves shepherds. Psalms 95:7 and 100:3 proclaim He is our...
by Coracle | Mar 15, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Dave Bonselaar (Pastor, Spiritual Director) helps us reflect upon our view of God and God’s relation to us. He weaves together stories from his childhood and international missions with the Ignatian spiritual exercise of...
by Rick Campanelli | Mar 14, 2022 | Contemplative Life
Over twenty years ago, during one of those unhappy times when I was facing some uncertainty about the paths before me and, focused on my own confusion, feeling remote from the Lord’s comforting presence, I came upon this wonderful prayer and hymn attributed to St....
by Danny Nasry | Mar 9, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent,” Danny Nasry (Coracle Community Minister) reflects on the reality of desert experiences, both in Scripture and in our lives. The desert can be a painful, stark, challenging place, but it can also be a place of great beauty...
by Drew Masterson | Mar 8, 2022 | Contemplative Life
This reflection is part of our 2022 “Doubt, Deconstruction & Redemption” Series. If you are on a deconstruction journey or caring for someone who is, we hope these spaces, programs, and resources will be a blessing! “To ask hard questions about whether the...
by Bill Haley | Mar 3, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Rev. Bill Haley shares an illustration he developed over years of ministry to help Christians visualize the different dimensions of discerning God’s voice. The tool is called “The Discernment Daisy,” and we hope...
