Religion and spirituality should reinforce one another. Religion (literally “tying together again and again”) grows out of a mystical experience of the mystery and beauty of the universe, which is spirituality. Religion is a human effort to “tie up repeatedly” or rekindle this mystical experience with several constructs among members over time — stories, doctrines, … Continue reading SUNDAY ZOOM – Religion and Spirituality

In this season of waiting or Advent we should take time to contemplate the miraculous all around us –– the simplicity in new-born infants, the beauty in nature, the order in the universe, the interconnected global human family. These cannot be explained by reason or science alone but are mysteries that deserve our reverence and … Continue reading Contemplating the Miraculous