by Bill Haley | Mar 24, 2014 | Contemplative Life
Recently while in China, I had the opportunity to reconnect with Chris Hickey, a good man who I’d gotten to know while at St. Brendan’s. He shared with me a hard story of the death of one of his good friends, Brad Ipema, who died too young. Chris forwarded on to me...
by Lucas Koach | Mar 21, 2014 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
From dust you come, to dust you shall return (Gen. 3:19). Inspiring words! Does the truth of our finitude provoke inspiration or despair? If you want to be first, be the last. If you want great, be the least. If you want to be rich, give what you have away. If you...
by Coracle | Mar 17, 2014 | Contemplative Life
Laura Merzig Fabrycky wrote this blog originally for The Washington Institute, and asked if we can post it on our website. These are her reflections after co-leading the retreat on “Rhythms and Vocation: An Experiential Introduction to the Rule of St....
by Coracle | Mar 14, 2014 | Contemplative Life, Spiritual Direction
Henri Nouwen describes the ministry of spiritual direction well and simply here in a short reflection titled “The Spirit of Jesus Listening in us” “Listening in the spiritual life is much more than a psychological strategy to help others discover...
by Bill Haley | Mar 11, 2014 | Contemplative Life
Yesterday, I bumped across a couple of brief writings from some great souls that were essentially saying the same thing. Basically, don’t worry too much about the big picture, but rather love the people who are actually around you with great love, and do the things...
by Coracle | Mar 4, 2014 | Liturgical Seasons
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 | Liturgical Seasons
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 | Contemplative Life
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 | Church Unity, Contemplative Life
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 | Contemplative Life
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 | Contemplative Life
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 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
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 | Contemplative Life
“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 | Contemplative Life
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 Mary Gardner | Jan 13, 2014 | Contemplative Life
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 | Contemplative Life
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 | Contemplative Life
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 | Liturgical Seasons
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 Coracle | Dec 18, 2013 | Contemplative Life
by Kit Elmer 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...
