by Bill Haley | Apr 23, 2020 | Contemplative Life
The opportunity for a father and son to go fly fishing for a trout is always a good thing, but in this case, it was for so much more. My own dad had died not even five days before, in the season of COVID-19. While his death was not caused by this particular...
by Bill Haley | Apr 18, 2020 | Vocation
My dad, Charles William Haley, went home to glory (and to God and to Mom) on April 15. It was not COVID-19 related, and he passed peacefully and painlessly, with my brother and sister able to be with him for his final breath. On the night my dad died, my family...
by Ken Wettig | Apr 17, 2020 | Church Unity, Liturgical Seasons
“In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” – Proverbs 16:9 We knew it was coming, but now that it has passed we can confirm it. This Easter was strange. What began suddenly as a strange season of Lent culminated in a...
by Bill Haley | Apr 16, 2020 | Contemplative Life
On April 16th, 2020, I had the opportunity to share 4 pillars of self-care for Christian leaders in a crisis with members of the Accord Network, an organization dedicated to unifying God’s people to serve the world’s poor with excellence. Please feel free...
by Coracle | Apr 15, 2020 | Contemplative Life, Creation
by Ann Bodling, Coracle Spiritual Director In this strange, disorienting, sometimes-hopeful sometimes-fearful, sometimes-sad time, I can forget. The gifts are here, as always. The Presence of God is here, as always. To recognize them I need to notice, as always. And...
by Drew Masterson | Apr 14, 2020 | Contemplative Life
In this “Simple Soundings” reflection, Drew Masterson shares why we return to familiar stories even when we already know what will happen. He ends with a poem from Richard Wilbur, “The Reader.”Explore Other “Simple Soundings”...
by Coracle | Apr 13, 2020 | For the World, Pilgrimage
Below is a letter written by the pastor of one of our church partners in Nepal. Peace, Grace, and warmest loving greetings in God’s most precious Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, from the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal. These days, as people are worrying...
by Mary Gardner | Apr 13, 2020 | Contemplative Life
How might we, as Christians, be a visible presence to the communities where we live? Aside from checking on our neighbors, family, and friends, what might we do to share the love of Jesus with others? As followers of Jesus, we are people of HOPE! We have good news...
by Bill Haley | Apr 9, 2020 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Simple Soundings,” Bill offers a brief Maundy Thursday reflection on how we might harness our anxieties to drive us to prayer and a deeper relationship with God.Explore Other “Simple Soundings”...
by Bill Haley | Apr 6, 2020 | Coracle News
Peace be with you, friends. One of my dear mentors, Gordon Cosby, would say, “In times of crisis, go deeper…” We are in a crisis, and I’m ready to go deeper and help you go deeper too. Last week I wrote to our staff and board, “I’m feeling energized by the...
by Coracle | Apr 6, 2020 | Vocation
On Thursday, April 2, we invited educators (and friends) Laura Mastroianni and Erica Reiter to share some creative approaches to “learning from home” for those of us who are still navigating the disruptions that school closures and remote work have caused...
by Bill Haley | Apr 1, 2020 | Contemplative Life
In this, our first “Simple Soundings” devotional of the 2020 pandemic, Bill Haley offers a stirring call to embrace God’s invitation to us in the midst of the difficulties of adjusting to pandemic life, specifically, living “sheltered in...
by Coracle | Mar 30, 2020 | For the World
From Nate Bacon, one of our Missions Partners with Innerchange in Guatemala: “If you and/or friends would like to help with an immediate need, we are trying to get grocery gift cards to the families Fito and Nanci are working with in the garbage dump of...
by Karla Petty | Mar 30, 2020 | Contemplative Life, Pilgrimage
Many of you have probably seen this widely-circulated Coronavirus meme: It’s funny because it’s true, almost painfully so. Over the past few weeks, every single pilgrimage that Coracle had planned for this year has been canceled, postponed or called seriously into...
by Sarah Kohrs | Mar 23, 2020 | Creation, Justice and Mercy
I love puddles. On my way to volunteer with the local food pantry recently, every road into town had a puddle here or there. Plump robins and similar spring-happy birds were ruffling in the water, droplets careening off their feathers into splashes that mimicked the...
by Bill Haley | Mar 18, 2020 | Church Unity, Contemplative Life
This most recent coronavirus is not the first humankind has had to contend with, and it won’t be the last. This pandemic serves as a not-so-subtle reminder that indeed all things are fallen and frail including our bodies, our planet, and our systems and structures. ...
by Coracle | Mar 18, 2020 | Contemplative Life
Here is a simple but thoughtful email template the Haley’s used to reach out to their neighbors in order to better share the love of Christ in practical ways. We hope it will be useful to you! Dear neighbors! Well, these are crazy days with the...
by Drew Masterson | Mar 13, 2020 | Contemplative Life
Over the last two weeks, my wife, Ginny, and I heeded the directives of medical professionals to “self-isolate” after returning from a trip to Northern Italy at the end of February. Thankfully, we have not exhibited any symptoms of COVID-19 and we will be re-entering...
by Karla Petty | Mar 10, 2020 | Coracle News
“You’re like a mirror, reflecting me Takes one to know one, So take it from me…” –from “Dust to Dust” by The Civil Wars We’re all increasingly familiar and inundated – in religious and secular contexts equally – with the vocabulary around...
by Bill Haley | Mar 6, 2020 | Contemplative Life, Spiritual Direction
It’s been almost two weeks since the news broke about the founder of L’Arche, Jean Vanier, and it hit many of us very hard, myself very much included. Sadly It’s become a bit ordinary for revelations to come out about the deep misdoings of Christian leaders, but...
