What is it that one might reflect upon? It seems to me that reflection begins with values and a movement toward authenticity. In a life where there is little in the way of reflection it is easy to move in disconnected directions. When this happens a person tends to become what others desire rather than […]
Technology provides wonderful new opportunities for ministry. Beginning in April, Pivot Point Ministries will offer CONVERSATIONS WITH STEVE. These conversations will center on a given topic as participants bring together their expertise, insight and questions. This will be an electronic round-table in which all participate, and, all lead. It is hoped that participants can share […]
Hogeland, Debora (2000) Widening the Circle: Inspiration and Guidance for Community Living. Prescott: Hohm Press. In her own words, Hogeland states, “Widening the Circle focuses on community as a dynamic, evolving process through which the individual and the world can be effectively transformed.” Hogeland reviews practical aspects of community life, including gender issues, diversity and […]
In one of his final sermons in office, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the destructiveness of individualism. Alexis de Toqueville, a French writer describing the new American experiment, said that the democratic movement would prosper unless the concept of community was replaced by individualism. He remarked that the American experiment would be doomed to failure […]
The past few weeks have been interesting as I engaged in reading about the concept of intentional community, shaped around the principle that one is called to love God with all soul, strength and might and then to love one’s neighbor as one loves self. My reading has helped me to see that community can […]