by Mary | Mar 23, 2013 | quarterly
Dear Friends, “There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.” -Washington Irving As...
by Mary | Mar 23, 2013 | quarterly
From Father Paul: Excerpt from Cosmic Consciousness lesson …The mystics have always said that the cosmic consciousness or cosmic mind is a part of our inner selves. The idea being explained…was that in seeking to make contact with the cosmic...
by Mary | Mar 23, 2013 | quarterly
Mary was chosen to bear Jesus because she kept her purity intact. Simple people call this her “virginity”, but those who know understand that to be pure means to be completely adaptable, to flow with each moment, to be like a running stream cascading from...
by Mary | Mar 23, 2013 | quarterly
From Mother Ruth: It is said there is one Way but many paths that lead thereto, and we have seen different routes that souls have traveled to find spiritual illumination, each according to the nature or need of the individual. Looking at the lovely and literal story...
by Mary | Mar 23, 2013 | quarterly
The Fourth Cycle of Time, the KALI YUGA A yuga in Hindu philosophy is the name of an ‘epoch’ or ‘era’ within a cycle of four ages. These are the Satya Yuga, the Treta Yuga, the Dvapara Yuga, and finally the Kali Yuga. Life in the universe is...