"I do not believe that just because you're opposed to abortion, that that makes you pro-lief. In fact, I think in many cases, your morality is deeply lacking if all you want is a child born but not a child fed, not a child educated, not a child housed. And why would I think that you don't? Because you don't want any tax money to go there. That's not pro-life. That's pro-birth. We need a much broader conversation on what the morality of pro-life is."
"If we stop consuming, they will stop producing. Only collective awakening can create enough determination for action." Thich Nhat Hanh
Rather, the way of Jesus is the way of death and resurrection — the path of transition and transformation from an old way of being to a new way of being.
Mystic, poet, philosopher, and theologian Howard Thurman’s reminds of the true meaning of Christmas in his poem, "The Work of Christmas.”
"You may call God love, you may call God goodness, but the best name for God is compassion." ~ Meister Eckhart
"We are not diminished when we ensure basic needs and human rights are extended to all; rather, we are ennobled." ~Gretta Vosper
It’s vitally important to challenge views of God and religion that are leading to so much division and violence in today’s world. This demands courage and creativity. ~ Joanna Manning
Where love rules, there is no will to power, and where power predominates, love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other. ~ C.G. Jung