Introducing the reading for our Spring Series
Five Thursdays in May, 2024 — 10 to 11:30 AM (Pacific) via ZOOM

We can discover something of what it means to live in upright ways, show loving-kindness toward ourselves and others, and free ourselves from ego and fear. This workshop offers insights and practices that

Introducing the reading for our Winter Series
January 11th through March 14th, 2024

Steven Charleston as a Choctaw Elder and an Episcopal Bishop brings forth his experience of belonging to a culture that survived the end of its world and found ways to

Introducing the reading for our Fall Series

Sister Joan Chittister is a rabble-rousing force of nature for social justice and a fervent proponent of personal faith and spiritual fulfillment. She has written a remarkable book that draws on the wisdom of prophets (both ancient and modern) to help us confront the societal forces that oppress and silence the sacred voices among us. 

In her book we’ll read

The winter-spring 2017  Word and Life series on The Rebirthing of God (Jan. 19 – Mar. 23, 2017) is now under way. The registration of $95 includes a copy of the book and admission to the remaining two-hour sessions, which make up the core of the Word and Life experience. Some financial aid is available for those with limited income. Please talk to Mr. Doering or another member of the Steering Committee about reduced tuition.

Kindly remember that Word and

by Thomas Moore (Avery, 2015)

Something essential is missing from modern life. Many who’ve turned away from religious institutions—and others who have lived wholly without religion—hunger for more than what contemporary secular life has to offer but are reluctant to follow organized religion’s strict and often inflexible path to spirituality. In A Religion of One’s Own, bestselling author and former monk

Audio Recordings of Dave Richo, May 2016

May 5 – Introduction	Introduction of Dr. Richo Dave Richo’s talk pt. 1 Dave Richo’s talk pt. 2
May 12 – Chap. 2 & 3	Dave Richo’s talk pt. 1 Dave Richo’s talk pt. 2
May 19 – Chap. 4	Dave Richo’s talk pt. 1 Dave Richo’s talk pt. 2
May 26 – Chap. 5 & epilogue	Dave Richo’s talk pt. 1 Dave Richo’s talk pt. 2

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May 4 - Prologue & Ch. 1 - The divine feminine

Click here to view the opening meditation on Mary. 4' 31")

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May 11 - Ch. 2 - A cosmic bigness in ourselves

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May 18 - Ch. 3 - The light and dark sides

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May 25 - Ch. 4 & epilogue -  Personal discovery

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Please click HERE to go to the audio links

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The Word and Life team has chosen Cynthia Bourgeault’s The Wisdom Jesus –teaching the way of the heart as the transformer of human consciousness - to be the primary guidebook that will lead us on our pilgrimage through the Winter of 2023. This will be augmented by Richard Rohr’s book, The World, The Flesh, and the Devil, exploring the disorder, trauma, and evil that are arising around us in today’s world.

• Encountering The Wisdom Jesus

• The Nature of Sin