Centering Way

The latest from Tending the Soul.

"There is beauty hidden in plain sight—
hidden by our obsession with “light.”"

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Tending the Soul: You Only See the Stars When It's Dark Stephanie was showing everyone at Kids Club the painting she had made in school that week. She said that it had a deeper meaning than I was probably assuming. She explained, “It shows that the darkness is really hard sometimes, but it’s only when it’s dark that you see the stars.” I knew th

The latest from Tending the Soul.

"A tight string sings; In so doing, it reveals not only its string-ness – worthy enough - but something about everything."

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Tending the Soul: Christ Plays “Christ plays,” wrote the great Victorian poet and classical scholar Girard Manley Hopkins in 1877, in “As Kingfishers Catch Fire.” Years ago I took notice of the poem’s title since the kingfisher, a creek-diving bird with bright colors, was a prized sighting on my childhood wilderness forays.

The latest from Tending the Soul.

"Today, March 24, marks the anniversary of the death of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador."

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Tending the Soul: Oscar Romero, the Listener     Today, March 24, marks the anniversary of the death of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador. There will be many observances around the world. In 1980 when he was assassinated by a death squad, I had never heard of Oscar Romero. I was unacquainted (except in the abstract) with the poo