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Discovering Our Shadows in Exile

Beside the streams of Babylon, we sat and wept.—Psalm 137:1 Father Richard Rohr reflects on the fear, violence, and oppression that empires and nation-states continue to create, challenging us to respond: Few would deny that there’s a palpable and growing fear and...

The Serenity Prayer – a guide for the soul

Although widely known, the Serenity Prayer remains an invaluable tool for regaining inner balance and calm. Its universal values and timeless wisdom transcend all forms of spirituality, offering everyone, whatever their path, a path to peace. Sometimes it’s the...

The Shepherd’s Psalm podcast

In this podcast Pierre is offering us a guided meditation based on Psalm 23, the Shepherd’s Psalm, possibly the most universal of all spiritual texts as it is composed entirely of poetic metaphors. There is a brief text which is one of the most universal,...

English: The Gentle Art of Blessing – videos

Watch these 3 different video versions of Pierre Pradervand’s “Gentle Art of Blessing” text.”On awakening, bless this day, for it is already full of unseen good which your blessings will call forth; for to bless is to acknowledge the unlimited...