by Mary | Dec 13, 2024 | quarterly
Dear Friends in the Light, Revelation 12 describes a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars The woman is pregnant and about to give birth, “travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered” John...
by Mary | Sep 26, 2024 | quarterly
Dear Friends, “I’m sorry, Please forgive me, Thank you, I love you.” The Hawaiian Prayer for Forgiveness is called “Ho’oponopono” (pronounced HO-oh-Po-no-Po-no. The word ho’oponopono roughly translates to “cause things to move back in balance” or to “make things...
by Mary | Jun 23, 2024 | quarterly
Dear Friends, It’s the crack of dawn: The first beams of Light are opening our eyes. The birds are starting to sing. We arise with thankfulness to a new day. But then a cloud blocks out the new rays and we think of those who are suffering the pains of life;...
by Mary | Mar 23, 2024 | quarterly
Dear Friends, As we approach the time of the resurrection—which is a personal resurrection in our lives as well—I am drawn to the Mother and the mission she was left with after the passing of the Master. How in silence and humility she bore the burden of the...
by Mary | Dec 24, 2023 | quarterly
Dear Friends, Hindus have been waiting for Kalki for 3,700 years. Buddhists have been waiting for Maitreya for 2,600 years. Jews have been waiting for the Messiah for 5,500 years. Christians have been waiting for Jesus for 2,000 years. Sunnah have been waiting for...
by Mary | Sep 29, 2023 | quarterly
Dear Friends, Autumn is the time of harvest, and we’re given a great plenty: food, shelter, a community of friends, and time to reflect upon our horizons when we incarnate—an abundance of grace was given us in order to succeed in our mission here. We have been given...
by Mary | Jun 30, 2023 | quarterly
Hearing today’s Gospel: Jesus told the learned men of his day: “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment”—and added the kicker (which makes it much...
by Mary | Mar 23, 2023 | quarterly
Peace is power. When resources spent on warfare and military threats are freed to spend on helping people succeed in life and have a chance to evolve past basic survival, the potential for peace in our country and the world is greatly magnified. When Jesus spoke to...
by Mary | Dec 9, 2022 | quarterly
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: It is now the hour for us to rise from sleep, because our salvation is nearer than when we came to believe. Romans 13:11 There is a natural cycle within all creatures and within the Earth itself, of waking and sleeping. Winter...
by Mary | Sep 30, 2022 | quarterly
Father Paul, letter to missionaries, 1970 In God’s creation, in the birth of any living thing, there is bound to be a certain amount of strife, especially when it involves a number of personalities. For the more we work in it, the more we take on the nature of...
