After 32 years as a priest , I think its fair to say that most institutional churches are very limited in addressing higher levels of spiritual consciousness.

Ancients knew that you need guidance, patronage and protection as you move from one place or state to another, whenever you cross a bridge. You had better know what you are doing when you leave one group or place to join another.

Sacramental listening reminds us that current suffering isn't the end of the story. God loves us deeply, and the vision for the future is vaster and more magnificent than we could ever imagine. In these moments of profound human presence, we are awakened to the divine presence and see that the kingdom of God is coming and yet is already here.

Faith does not need to push the river because faith is able to trust that there is a river. The river is flowing. We are in it.

The important thing is the willingness to give back the gift that is you, not the perfection of the gift itself. Can you feel the difference?

People who know how to creatively break the rules also know why the rules were there in the first place.

What we know about God is important, but what we do with what we know about God is even more important.