2018 - Page 2 of 3 - Wisdom Waypoints

Bruteau Collection Update

Joshua Tysinger | September 11, 2018

It is now closing in on the 2nd anniversary of my transfer of private documents into the Beatrice Bruteau archive at Emory University’s Pitts Library. My prior article for Northeast […]

How Do We Stand? Stabilitas and Fidelity, Here, Now, and Glastonbury Abbey

Laura Ruth | August 6, 2018

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How do we stand in ourselves in these times? What do we draw from? What do we have to give? What is our responsibility as humans, and to what? Twenty-five […]

The Offering of Emptiness

Marcelle Martin | July 23, 2018

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As members of the Wisdom community and the Glastonbury Abbey community prepare to meet with Cynthia Bourgeault for a weekend retreat entitled, “Stabilitas: That Forgotten Virtue,” Marcelle Martin shares about […]

Postcards from Stonington

Bill Britten | July 14, 2018

Please note: we encourage you to click on each of the images to appreciate the full quality of the photographs. Stonington, Maine, June 2018. The small village welcomes us to […]

A Newcomer to the Wisdom Path: Stonington 2018

Bill Britten | June 21, 2018

The last bell bowl gong has sounded. The last chant echoes in the Stonington Town Hall meeting room. The Lupine and Solomon Seal blooms begin to shrivel in the vase. […]

Whur Are We Going?

Gabrielle Stoner | June 12, 2018

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Tucked away in the charming lobster fishing town of Stonington, Maine, a group of about 100 students gathered this past week for this year’s Wisdom Ingathering, exploring together with Cynthia […]

Christophany and the Holy Trinity

Matthew Wright | May 27, 2018

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An earlier version of this article first appeared at Contemplative Journal Happy Feast of the Holy Trinity, Wisdom Community! Today is the day the Christian calendar dedicates to the Dance […]

Come Holy Spirit! The Pentecostal Fire

Matthew Wright | May 21, 2018

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Dear Wisdom Community, I was asked by our own dear Laura Ruth if I’d share my Pentecost sermon from St. Gregory’s in Woodstock with our community here. Of course! I’m […]

Holding the Post: Leadership Skills for Wisdom Practice Circles

Bill Redfield | April 6, 2018

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What Cynthia has initiated is nothing short of remarkable. By crisscrossing this continent (as well as planting seeds all over the world) in a couple of short decades Cynthia has […]

The Meeting of Wisdom and Quaker Mysticism Revisited: On the Eve of an Offering by Quaker Teacher Marcelle Martin

Laura Ruth | April 5, 2018

In May of 2017, almost one year ago, Cynthia joined forces with Quaker singer chant creator Paulette Meier and Quaker studies author and scholar Marcelle Martin for a retreat that […]