by Mary Gardner | Mar 6, 2014 | Recent Posts
This book review was written by a Coracle Associate: Mary Amendolia. Signs of the Times:Seven paths of Hope for a Troubles World is the latest book of Jean Vanier which was published last fall. This book can be found here. Signs of the Times: Seven Paths of Hope for...
by Coracle | Mar 4, 2014 | Recent Posts
You can read his encouraging and challenging message here. May God give us all a Blessed and Holy and Good Lent…starting tomorrow!
by Bill Haley | Mar 2, 2014 | Recent Posts
Every year I look forward to the liturgical season of Lent for the sober opportunity it provides to take stock of my relationship with God, and take on or put off a few things that are hindering my intimate with God. It feels for the soul like the season it falls...
by Coracle | Feb 28, 2014 | Recent Posts
This last weekend, Corhaven hosted a delightful retreat with The Washington Institute about “Rhythms and Vocation: An Experiential Introduction to the Rule of St. Benedict.” At the end of the day, the group shared in Eucharist with this simple recipe. Laura Fabrycky,...
by Coracle | Feb 21, 2014 | Recent Posts
Friends, I’ll be in Shanghai March 6-16 to preach at a couple of churches and to lead a couple of retreats, and looking forward to being hosted by and seeing some old friends from St. Brendan’s in the City. The major themes of the retreats and speaking are spiritual...
by Coracle | Feb 19, 2014 | Recent Posts
With the hustle and bustle of work, school, and church, I find it hard sometimes to take a deep breath. Sometimes we carve room for that special time of rest, and other times, it falls upon us like Gods saving mercy. The image of our planet from Mars struck Bill and...
by Coracle | Feb 19, 2014 | Recent Posts
This weekend, we’ve got a full house as so many people have signed up for the retreat exploring and experiencing the Benedictine tradition and it’s relevance for today. Even if we won’t see you this weekend, this article is inspiring, insightful,...
by Coracle | Feb 7, 2014 | Recent Posts
It was with the Telos Group and Todd Deatherage that I went to the Holy Land this past summer. Their work continues to be the most inspiring I’ve encountered recently on this troublesome and critical complex situation in the Holy Land, Middle East, and our...
by Tara Haley | Feb 4, 2014 | Creation
Retreatants often ask about the food that is served at our retreats. As the Director of Creative Care, I make our meals using ingredients from local farms and gardens, including the garden here at Corhaven. Here are a couple of the recipes from recent retreats:...
by Wade Ballou | Jan 31, 2014 | Recent Posts
“God doesn’t waste a background.” This thought, planted by the Rev. Sam Ferguson during a study of the life of St. Paul began coming to fruition for me during my preparations for giving the general Father’s Blessing at the January 2014 Mother/Father’s Blessing held by...
by Chrissy Koach | Jan 25, 2014 | Recent Posts
Like many parents, I am fretting over the summer calendar already. (Maybe these extra snow days after an already-long weekend are wearing me out!) The awesome church camp schedule is posted, but I’m still waiting on the county’s schedule. Further, we have several...
by Chrissy Koach | Jan 25, 2014 | Recent Posts
Like many parents, I am fretting over the summer calendar already. (Maybe these extra snow days after an already-long weekend are wearing me out!) The awesome church camp schedule is posted, but I’m still waiting on the county’s schedule. Further, we have several...
by Tara Haley | Jan 25, 2014 | Recent Posts
offered by Tara Scherer Haley in Indianapolis, January 19, 2013 On January 5th 2013, we had a memorial service for daddy in his adopted Virginia. Over 100 people gathered to honor and remember him. Some of daddy’s most beloved and consistently present character traits...
by Mary Gardner | Jan 13, 2014 | Recent Posts
A book review of Tangible: Making God Known Through Deeds of Mercy and Words of Truth by Chris Sicks (Colorado Springs, CO; NavPress, 2013) by Mary C. Amendolia How did an atheist turn into a man of mercy? Tangible: Making God Known Through Deeds of Mercy and Words of...
by Bill Haley | Jan 5, 2014 | Recent Posts
On December 31, 2013, Bill Scherer, father to Tara and father-in-law to me, entered the larger Life. He was a founding board member of Coracle, and instrumental in enabling Corhaven to come into reality, among so many other things. Below is the homily that I...
by Wade Ballou | Dec 24, 2013 | Recent Posts
In the Joseph portion of the Christmas story (Matthew 1: 18-24), Joseph reverses his decision to put Mary away due to his encounter with an angel of the Lord who comes in a dream. In the Mary portion of the Christmas story (Luke 1: 26-56), Mary accepts the word of the...
by Soren Johnson | Dec 23, 2013 | Recent Posts
It was a chilly evening in Bethlehem. No snow, but definitely a bitter wind that made you want to seek cover. Not long after graduating from college, I was there. Privileged to attend a Christmas Eve Mass at the 4th century Church of the Nativity, I prayed just a few...
by Kit Elmer | Dec 18, 2013 | Recent Posts
A wise friend once told me “God is alive in the present moment and in eternity. Satan’s territories are the past and the future.” Those words impacted me greatly and I realized that is why these two questions, “What if?” and “If only?” can be and have been so...
by Bill Haley | Dec 15, 2013 | Recent Posts
A Homily in Memoriam for Peggy Buresh, December 15, 2013 My enduring memories of Peggy Buresh will not be her body in the last year of her life on this earth the way that this earth is now. They will be of all her years of life leading into this past year, and there...
by Lucas Koach | Dec 13, 2013 | Recent Posts
Who has achieved more for global peace, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon or…Fozzy Bear? The gospel of Jesus is radiated long before it is communicated. What is radiated is what is communicated. “For we are the aroma of Christ” (2 Cor. 2:15); the truth of our...
