by Coracle | Oct 6, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Creation
For more pictures: follow @commongoodthing on Instagram. Last week I had the opportunity to visit one of the oldest letterpress print shops in the country. I knew the company well, but that knowledge hardly compared to the experience of standing on the production...
by Coracle | Sep 24, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Spiritual Direction
by Margot Eyring I was reminded this week of a story that has helped me understand some of the ways the Spirit brings insight and discernment. Each aspect of this unfolding story involves an important lesson on recognizing the presence of Jesus, but in this story, no...
by Coracle | Sep 20, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Coracle News
The Coracle Fellows Application for 2019 is now available. This is an invitation – an invitation into a deeper relationship with Christ and others, and (warning!) an invitation that may stir up the waters of your life. This is an invitation to change. It’s...
by Bill Haley | Sep 20, 2018 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
On a layover this week* through Vienna, Austria on the way to Cyprus, I was reminded of one reason why getting out of my home country on a somewhat regular basis has been, for about 25 years, almost a spiritual discipline. International airport hubs are like swimming...
by Coracle | Sep 2, 2018 | Contemplative Life
by Ann Bodling Coracle Spiritual Director A couple of weeks ago, a friend asked me what my spiritual practices have been lately. I was caught off guard and mumbled something about reading and contemplative prayer but, at the same time, I felt like I was forgetting...
by Coracle | Aug 31, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Spiritual Direction
Dear Friends, Two years ago, with the help of an amazing team, the Coracle Community-Baltimore started. Perhaps now more than ever, God is drawing together community in Baltimore around the motto of Spiritual Formation for Kingdom Action. Our oft-used image is that of...
by Coracle | Aug 24, 2018 | Pilgrimage
It’s almost the end of summer and many have traveled somewhere, or may try squeezing something in over the Labor Day weekend. These journeys are meant to bring us to beautiful places, grant us restoration, time with loved ones, renewal of relationships, and...
by Coracle | Jul 16, 2018 | Creation
By: Susan Den Herder Coracle Business Developer It started almost three years ago, with a simple email exchange about “makers.” It was an early idea about helping Coracle create products, working closely with Tara Haley and the good things she was already doing and...
by Rick Mastroianni | Jul 9, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Creation
On June 30, Kit and Greg Elmer hosted a creation retreat for some nature-starved urban pilgrims. I was seeking refuge from my fast-paced electronic, mechanical and artificial world. The Elmer’s home has a backyard gate that’s like Professor Kirke’s wardrobe...
by Coracle | Jun 25, 2018 | Pilgrimage
By David Brubaker Abbeys… Trees… Trails… Hills… Valleys… Cows… Sheep… Inns… Food… Prayers… Silence… Connection… Peace… Surrender. Each summer I schedule something to nourish my soul. I have done 8-day silent retreats at a Jesuit Retreat Center in Pennsylvania and...
by Bill Haley | Jun 22, 2018 | Contemplative Life
In Jesus’ life, he had many conversations with his Father in prayer. At times, we know Jesus’ side of the conversation, what he said. But we don’t have many accounts of what God the Father said to God the Son. There are three times God the Father spoke in audible...
by Tara Haley | Jun 12, 2018 | Creation
Well friends, the warm weather has finally come and, with it, abundant new life to Corhaven! The spring garden has been in the ground for nearly a month and we have been enjoying asparagus and rhubarb, while the leeks, onions, garlic, and shallots have sent up green...
by Karla Petty | Jun 12, 2018 | Coracle News, Pilgrimage
It’s a new era for Coracle. Our little boat is growing. For years, our staff has been made up of people who give part of their time to Coracle and part of their time to other professional roles. It was a great beginning and that structure served us very well. ...
by Coracle | Jun 8, 2018 | Coracle News
Everyone, we are so happy to be welcoming Laren Butler to Corhaven for the summer of 2018. She comes to us in between her third and fourth years at UVA where she studies Sociology and Religious studies. She is involved with Theological Horizons, and found out about...
by Bill Haley | Jun 7, 2018 | For the World, Pilgrimage
I’ve just returned from Bethlehem where I attended the “Christ at the Checkpoint” conference convened by Bethlehem Bible College, The Holy Land Trust, Musalaha, Bethlehem Lutheran Christmas Church, and others. The theme of the fifth annual conference was “Jesus...
by Coracle | May 22, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Spiritual Direction
Heather Strube, Coracle Spiritual Director in Baltimore, MD, on what spiritual direction means and why it’s important. As I have discerned whether or not to walk forward with formalized training [in spiritual direction], I have had to answer this question...
by Coracle | May 18, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Spiritual Direction
By: Lynnette Hughes Coracle Fellow ’17 and Coracle Spiritual Director 20 years ago I read Susan Howatch’s Starbridge Series of novels, describing the history of the Church of England in the 20th century, in which one of the main characters is a dynamic priest in...
by Bill Haley | May 7, 2018 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
What follows is Bill Haley’s reflection on the Life of Martin Luther King, given at the Trinity Forum Community Conversation on April 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. This event was co-hosted by Coracle and featured David Bailey of Arrabon and Rev. Dr. Cheryl...
by Karla Petty | May 4, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Creation
“A cold spring: the violet was flawed on the lawn. For two weeks or more the trees hesitated; the little leaves waited, carefully indicating their characteristics. Finally a grave green dust settled over your big and aimless hills… The infant oak-leaves swung through...
by Coracle | Apr 27, 2018 | Church Unity, Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
By: Kate Kennedy, Coracle Fellow ’18 In talking matters of faith, I’m inevitably asked the question, “so what’s your denomination?” My reaction is always the same. I grin and say, “well, the easiest way to describe myself is with two words –...
