Wisdom Wednesday: Rev. Cosby on Philanthropy, Faith and the Black Church
Rev. Cosby discusses philanthropy in faith, and how the church is a source of liberation, refuge and asylum for the Black community.
Merton Monday: Love Your Enemy
Loving "the other, the enemy" is key to understanding, Merton explains in a letter to Dorothy Day.
Reflect: Basic Meditation Guide
This meditation guide first appeared in the catalogue from our 2013 Festival of Faiths, "Sacred Silence: Pathway to Compassion."
Wisdom Wednesday: Woman Stands Shining
"Every form of life gets to have a place on this sacred hoop, and every form of life has a perfect design for thriving life."
Merton Monday: On Helping Those in Need
Thoughts on helping those in need, from "Benedictine Daily Prayer, A Short Breviary."
Reflect: ‘Kindness’ by Naomi Shihab Nye
"Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth."
Wisdom Wednesday: Buddhist teacher on the fundamentals of love
In this talk from the 2018 Festival, Tsoknyi Rinpoche encourages all to be ready to give love — and to receive love.
Merton Monday: Be open to the world
Merton shares wisdom on the importance of being accessible to people — the key to being "open to the world."
Reflect: In Silence by Thomas Merton
“I will try, like them to be my own silence: and this is difficult. The whole world is secretly on fire."
Wisdom Wednesday: On Race and Othering
The Rev. Willie Francois III says he doesn’t want white allies to be motivated by guilt; “I want you to be motivated in this work because it’s right.”