Abortion and Pro-Life Archives

Healing the Elephant in the Womb (Part 7)

Cynthia Bourgeault | September 17, 2017

As we come down the home stretch in this extended Wisdom inquiry into the abortion issue, I’ve tried to draw together here some of the most important implications and “business […]

Fullness of Life: A brief poetic interlude before the final run-up on a conclusion (Part 6)

Cynthia Bourgeault | September 8, 2017

The clear, simple truth: Nothing can fall out of God. Where would it go? God is not “somebody” (not me)—“somewhere else” (not here.) God is the ALL, the now, the […]

The Developmental Soul (Part 4)

Cynthia Bourgeault | August 27, 2017

ESSENCE According to Gurdjieff, the mysterious “x-factor” that enters in the moment of conception is not yet soul but essence. Think of it as the hand of cards you’re dealt […]

When Does “Life” Begin? (Part 3)

Cynthia Bourgeault | August 21, 2017

In this third installment of what now looks to be shaping up as five-part series, I hope to bring a Wisdom perspective to that profound liminal sphere encompassing conception, birth, […]

Abortion, Pro-Life, and the Secular State: A Modest Proposal (Part 2)

Cynthia Bourgeault | July 25, 2017

In my previous blog (concurrently posted on both the Contemplative Society and Northeast Wisdom websites), I invited members of our Wisdom community to begin to engage a conversation on the […]

“A Surprising Ecumenism…” (Part 1)

Cynthia Bourgeault | July 17, 2017

Both my spirits and my hopes have been raised by the recent appearance of an important and already game-changing new article in the most recent edition of La Civilta Cattolica. […]