Beginner’s Eyes

“As we learn how to become aware of the Holy Spirit’s primary work in us at the heart of every moment, we see Gods’ presence illuminating through everything we experience and everyone we meet.”

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The Heart of the Matter

Listen to Dorian Mason and David Morrison discuss his hospital adventure during the pandemic. How do we move through the nearness of our own mortality, fear, and deep uncertainty?

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Desert Rain Community Radio: Celtic Spirituality (2)

Dorian Mason and David Morrison discuss ancient Irish Christianity and its influence on the formation of Desert Rain Community.

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Third Week of Advent 2020

“When you come face to face with all that’s unknown and unseen; instead of making a stand against it (out of fear); may you find the grace to fall furiously into faith, hope, and love…”

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Second Week of Advent 2020

“As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.'”

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“It is a serious thing
just to be alive on this
fresh morning
in this broken world.”
-Mary Oliver

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Holding Fear and Confusion

“Grounding social action in contemplative consciousness is not a luxury for a few, but surely a cultural necessity…”

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“There is something in me so bright and shining in itself that the darkness I fall into or make whether in despair or delight cannot thwart the flow of this inner light.”
-Meister Eckhart

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Community in Solitude

“I see families huddled in hospital parking lots, unable to accompany their dying loved ones. They are the disciples who stood off and away, watching Jesus expire in agony. The nurses and doctors are the sacred women who stood vigil at the foot of the cross…”

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Palm Sunday

“Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are unable to gather together this Holy Week. It is an invitation to celebrate and reflect in solitude. When the gift of solitude is fostered, the gift of community begins to emerge. We then become aware of our unity with the mystical Body of Christ, and a deep solidarity with the suffering of the world grows within us, and we become more empathetic and vulnerable in our encounters with others.”

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