by Bill Haley | Jun 18, 2025 | Coracle News
Dear friends and fellow-pilgrims, I am excited to write to you today with two big announcements! 1. We are launching The Coracle Center of Formation for Action, the clear vision of our ministry space here in Arlington, VA and across Coracle. (If you were at our events...
by Bill Haley | May 21, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Coracle News
Friends, you’re invited to a special Coracle weekend, June 13-14, 2025. 1) A retreat experience on Saturday, June 14: “Spiritual Formation FOR Kingdom Action IN Community” from 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Our vision for this time is to have a shared experience for...
by Bill Haley | Jan 29, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Coracle News
Friends, in these crazy, difficult days of trying to absorb so many changes coming so fast, Coracle is leaning into our mission, our vision, and our values. You know–you’re a part of–our Mission, “to inspire and enable people to be the presence of God in the...
by Coracle | May 20, 2024 | Justice and Mercy
He has shown you, O man, what is good;And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?Micah 6:8 NKJVLive Justly, Love, Mercy, Walk Humbly…These are three instructions we have received from our Lord about how to...
by Bill Haley | May 10, 2024 | Coracle News
Dear Friends, It gives me great joy to let you know that God has been and is doing “more than we could ask or imagine” (Eph. 3.20) in the ministry of Coracle! Read on about that, but first let me say thank you again for your faithful support of this ministry. You...
by Coracle | Jan 26, 2024 | Justice and Mercy
He has shown you, O man, what is good;And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?Micah 6:8 NKJVLive Justly, Love, Mercy, Walk Humbly… These are three instructions that we have received from our Lord...
by Coracle | Dec 20, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Coracle News
We are thrilled to introduce you to “For the Journey,” our new weekly podcast offering formation and inspiration to followers of Jesus longing for more of God, in their own lives and in the world around them. Every week, you’ll be hearing from pastors, spiritual...
by Ken Wettig | Jun 3, 2022 | Creation, For the World
What is a more important Kingdom Action priority, gun violence prevention, creation care, or racial justice? What often gets our attention is whatever is trending on the news cycle. I am no exception. Two trips to Canada within the last year highlight this tension....
by Drew Masterson | Feb 8, 2022 | Contemplative Life
On Sunday, we released the first episode of our new podcast, “For the Journey,” into the world. We might have begun with a high-profile conversation or an insightful discussion of a current hot topic, but we decided to take a different tack.We decided to share what...
by Coracle | Oct 22, 2021 | Justice and Mercy
by Jeanne Ayivorh and Will Rowe Origins. In the late Spring of 2019, a Northern Virginia church, Truro Anglican, began to actively work with two other churches, Antioch Baptist Church and New Hope Church, on the topic of racial reconciliation to help heal the wounds...
by Coracle | Aug 24, 2021 | For the World
We are all grieving the ongoing unrest and devastation affecting Afghanistan and Haiti. Moments like these remind us that the world is broken. And even so, there are many rallying to be the healing, redeeming presence of God in those very places of brokenness. If...
by Bill Haley | Aug 10, 2021 | Justice and Mercy
It’s a word that currently evokes intense reactions in America: reparations. Taking the simplest meaning of the word, reparations is not particularly threatening or scary. ‘Reparations’ has as its root ‘repair,’ which simply means fixing something that is broken. ...
by Coracle | Jul 22, 2021 | Contemplative Life, Justice and Mercy
In this “Space for God: BIBLE,” Steve Park (Founder and Executive Director of Little Lights) guides us through the arc of scripture related to God’s coming Kingdom of Justice and mutual flourishing. He offers us a rousing invitation to join...
by Coracle | Jun 25, 2021 | Church Unity
In this Soundings Seminar, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) explores the teachings and significance of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) with an ordained Catholic Priest, Fr. Ben Petty. They walk through the 7 major themes of CST, discuss how those themes...
by Bill Haley | May 27, 2021 | Contemplative Life
“…so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world” Philippians 2.15 Paul speaks of “a crooked and twisted generation.” I wonder,...
by Bill Haley | Feb 1, 2021 | Coracle News, Justice and Mercy
“For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.” Jesus, Luke 8.17 The Backstory In 2009, after 15 years living and ministering in the inner city, mostly in Washington DC, Tara and I received a...
by Bill Haley | Feb 11, 2020 | Coracle News
Alone, none of us will follow Jesus the way we most want to. And community forms us more deeply than most things. And small groups of Christians can do a lot more together for others. For all these reasons and more, I’m delighted to announce the formation of the...
by Drew Masterson | Jan 7, 2020 | Contemplative Life
At Coracle, we aim “to inspire and enable people to be the presence of God in the brokenness of the world through Spiritual Formation for Kingdom Action.” With that mission clearly stated, it is fair to wonder why we would choose to gather once a month to discuss a...
by Coracle | Nov 7, 2019 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
A version of this handout was distributed during Coracle’s Nov. 6th Soundings Seminar “Central America and the Border: A Christian Response” at Restoration Anglican. If you are looking for practical steps you can take to become better informed about...
by Bill Haley | Oct 18, 2019 | Church Unity, Contemplative Life
For a long time my life has been formed and fed by the monastic tradition. It began by reading Henri Nouwen’s Genesee Diary in college, and it was that book that introduced me to monasteries, the Trappists, and spiritual direction. Since that time and over time God...
