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zensparrow
@zensparrow.bsky.social
· Jun 21
Retirement: the letting go of an occupational identity--I'm trying to make it part of the spirituality of substraction.
Seen in the right light, even one dying leaf can spark joy.
October 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Seen in the right light, even one dying leaf can spark joy.
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a recording of Thomas Merton's "anti-poem" about Hiroshima, "Original Child Bomb" archive.org/details/Thom...
Thomas Merton: Original Child Bomb : Integral Reflections : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Original Child Bomb is one of a small number of pieces written by Thomas Merton which he described as anti-poems. This unusual group includes Chant to be...
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August 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
a recording of Thomas Merton's "anti-poem" about Hiroshima, "Original Child Bomb" archive.org/details/Thom...
On Hiroshima Day/Feast of the Transfiguration: www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...
COMMENTARY: ‘What is war for?’
That we have survived this long iin the shadow of nuclear weapons is due far more to luck than judgment, and is thanks in large part to the influence and interventions of the anti-nuclear movement at ...
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August 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
On Hiroshima Day/Feast of the Transfiguration: www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...
zencrumb: " In a thousand ways, (Jesus) was saying that God comes to us disguised as our life." Richard Rohr
August 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
zencrumb: " In a thousand ways, (Jesus) was saying that God comes to us disguised as our life." Richard Rohr
a zencrumb, easy to forget in troubling, distracted times: "Something very deep and mysterious, very holy and sacred, is taking place in our lives right where we are, and the more attentive we become the more we will begin to see & hear it." wounded prophet, Henri Nouwen
August 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
a zencrumb, easy to forget in troubling, distracted times: "Something very deep and mysterious, very holy and sacred, is taking place in our lives right where we are, and the more attentive we become the more we will begin to see & hear it." wounded prophet, Henri Nouwen
Cycling this morning, rejoicing in a riot of wildflowers and birdsong (we are so blessed!) but adjacent to a steady stream of weekend traffic, including an aviation fuel tanker atop a giant flatbed between huge RVs (we are so fucked!) —my 21st century paradox chant.
June 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Cycling this morning, rejoicing in a riot of wildflowers and birdsong (we are so blessed!) but adjacent to a steady stream of weekend traffic, including an aviation fuel tanker atop a giant flatbed between huge RVs (we are so fucked!) —my 21st century paradox chant.
Retirement: Time to contemplate the shadow, with a lopsided glimmer of the horizon
June 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Retirement: Time to contemplate the shadow, with a lopsided glimmer of the horizon
Retirement: the letting go of an occupational identity--I'm trying to make it part of the spirituality of substraction.
June 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Retirement: the letting go of an occupational identity--I'm trying to make it part of the spirituality of substraction.
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May your body be blessed with wellness
your mind graced with clarity
your heart nourished by love
your deeds bear fruits of charity
your work support the common good
your conscience wisely guide
your soul know tastes of eternity
and discover Spirit inside
#billionprayersforpeace
your mind graced with clarity
your heart nourished by love
your deeds bear fruits of charity
your work support the common good
your conscience wisely guide
your soul know tastes of eternity
and discover Spirit inside
#billionprayersforpeace
June 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
May your body be blessed with wellness
your mind graced with clarity
your heart nourished by love
your deeds bear fruits of charity
your work support the common good
your conscience wisely guide
your soul know tastes of eternity
and discover Spirit inside
#billionprayersforpeace
your mind graced with clarity
your heart nourished by love
your deeds bear fruits of charity
your work support the common good
your conscience wisely guide
your soul know tastes of eternity
and discover Spirit inside
#billionprayersforpeace
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“We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.”
—Bayard Rustin
—Bayard Rustin
June 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
“We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.”
—Bayard Rustin
—Bayard Rustin
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Netanyahu says Canada will be on the "wrong side of justice"; this Canadian says that Netanyahu is on the "wrong side of a prison cell".
May 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Netanyahu says Canada will be on the "wrong side of justice"; this Canadian says that Netanyahu is on the "wrong side of a prison cell".
Back when I was a young, idealist Catholic, I could quote from Rerum Novarum. Now I’m not sure I remember how to pronounce it.
May 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Back when I was a young, idealist Catholic, I could quote from Rerum Novarum. Now I’m not sure I remember how to pronounce it.
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I keep singing it to the tune of Sweet Caroline
May 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I keep singing it to the tune of Sweet Caroline
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“Our task is to build a wide and deep movement, as spiritual as it is political, strong enough to stop these unhinged traitors. A movement rooted in a steadfast commitment to one another, across our many differences and divides, and to this miraculous, singular planet.” - Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor
May 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“Our task is to build a wide and deep movement, as spiritual as it is political, strong enough to stop these unhinged traitors. A movement rooted in a steadfast commitment to one another, across our many differences and divides, and to this miraculous, singular planet.” - Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor