Posts by Clara Santoro

Reflection The world is not a problem to be solved; it is a living being to which we belong.  The world is part of our own self and we are…

Reflection Seekers are people of faith even if they do not belong to a particular religion. Faith in this sense is deeper than one’s belief system. Belief systems belong to…

Reflection The concept of a deeply spiritual earth may seem strange to our western culture.  We are used to identifying the sacred with our places of worship.  The rest of…

Reflection It is hopeful to focus on the human potential for good. Rather than allowing ourselves to be overcome by the disturbing daily reports, we can focus on those whose…

Memorial Day Reflection On this Memorial Day as we watch parades and the laying of wreaths and greet summer with barbecues and gatherings, it is worth looking beneath the usual…

Pentecost Reflection All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speakin other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.Acts 2:1-13 The divine encompassing Spirit of God is dynamic…

Reflection We have been taught that being holy means being less human when in reality it means becoming more authentically and more fully human. We’ve been taught the spiritual life…

Reflection Reviewing what we do every day is a revealing reflection. What do we say we value as opposed to what we actually do?  We may realize that there are…

Reflection On some level we are all creators whether we want to be or not. As we live our lives, there are always people watching us, listening for clues, looking…

Reflection Those who love me will keep my word John 14:23 Keeping his word means, at a minimum, loving one another. It is love in action We might distinguish between loving…