There is a serious struggle underway in the Catholic Church, or so it seems to me. The way I understand it, the Vatican has decided that there is enough evidence of secular feminism creeping into the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, an organization umbrella-ing most of the nuns in the United States, that it has […]
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Month: July 2012
Me the BOuddha
While the world sleeps…
I believe sleep brings us closer to the Spiritual World. I believe this from my own experiences which I will share in this blog, but I also believe this because of my religion. The theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg have much to say on the topic of sleep, and his own theological writing began with […]
The World of Spirits — a poem
i. Remember back to when your eyes first opened like doors to the world. Hours earlier you swam in the womb and knew only that red sea. Your blood moved, you even breathed, but in half-sleep you never guessed That life was piped in from outside. Maybe you heard a rumor about light, the […]
Master of Mysteries: Emanuel Swedenborg
By Vaishali, author of The Ultimate Guide to Self-Healing, Personal Growth and Life Management, Wisdom Rising and You Are What You Love. Whenever I share the life and wisdom of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) with my radio show listeners, the people who read my books, or with those who attend my many classes and lectures, I […]
Step Two
Jesus said, “When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none. Then it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order. Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, […]
Step Two
Jesus said, “When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none. Then it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order. Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, […]
Housework is my Regeneration
Ugh, housework. Dealing with the same issues over and over again. Overflowing trash cans, mildewy showers, food crusted dishes – none of these things can have good spiritual correspondences, I’m sure. But dealing with them sure can! I was particularly struck the other day, as I stood at the kitchen sink scrubbing away, how like […]
from The Daughter
“I know my love, the boys are coming with the medicopter can you hang on? – Dang it, Desere why can’t we just save her! Please, please let me heal her with Corre! I can, I know I can or – you, you can. Please she is dying!” His anguish at the thought that he […]
June 2012 Sunrise Chapel Territorial Art...
June_2012_Sunrise_Chapel_Territorial_Encouraging_Article.docx June_2012_Sunrise_Chapel_Territorial_Encouraging_Article.txt Hi everybody. I’m just about to begin my fourth year as President of the Board of Trustees of Sunrise Chapel, and I’d like to point out a few good reasons why we can all feel optimistic about where we are — and where we’re going. First, we’ve been blessed with three exceptional pastors […]