the button shopper
here's a funny thing
well, it seems funny to me,
the kind of funny that is the sweet spot
of the cosmic joke
like when you begin something,
and you are so into it,
like it is the most wonderful...
WINTERSPACE
St. Joseph's Abbey, Spencer MA
Walking through this field among a stand of old prairie oaks on a raw December day, I taste that experience again, where my own awareness and the space over the...
EXPLORING THE DIVINE FEMININE
Some newly restored frescoes in the Catacombs of Priscilla show what many see as evidence that the early Christian church had women priests. But The Vatican quickly dismissed the claims of the Women's Ordination...
Lectio Poetica: Becoming Who We Are
“All the birds and creatures of the world are unutterably themselves.” – David Whyte
During the catastrophic flooding here in Colorado back in September, we discovered a tiny sparrow lurking in our patio garden. We...
Goodbye, Gluttony! Dispatch from a Contemplative Thanksgiving
Breaking the tradition of feasting, with or without family, I attended my first contemplative Thanksgiving last week in Boulder, CO. Despite my excitement at the concept, the brainchild of a fellow on Meetup.com, anxiety...
inevitable intimacy
I woke up this morning and knew I am going to write about my time in the cabin.
I trust I will meet all manner of critics on my way to the end of this...
Gratitude Alarm
“Boing!” That’s so loud.
“Boing!” Even louder the second time, I think.
“Boing!” A short pause after the third time, and then three more in quick succession.
This is my “take your medicine” alarm, and there’s no...
A public exhibition
Here I sit, hunched over my construction paper, gripping a crayon so tightly that it snaps in half. Arm curved protectively around the paper, so close that it curls and crimps the corners of...
Lectio Poetica: What is the Question?
“Sometimes . . . you come to a place whose only task is to trouble you with tiny but frightening requests . . .” – David Whyte
Ten years ago, just three months after falling...
Pushcart Prize Nominations
TIFERET is very happy to announce our Pushcart Prize nominations for this year: In Poetry, Emily Vogel for "Is," Ken Ronkowitz for "Shame" and Linda Radice for "Deliberate Awareness" and in Prose, Linda Lappin...