Heather Ruce

Readings from last week's Daily Contemplative Pauses *All previous readings & reflections can be found  here *   Monday, August 18th...

Readings from last week's Daily Contemplative Pauses *All previous readings & reflections can be found  here *   Monday, August 11th...

Dear Ones,   In a world full of demands and noise of all kinds, practicing silence may be considered counter-cultural even though every...

Any practice that fosters the remembrance and ongoing awareness of the Great I AM, God, the Ultimate Mystery, dwelling within the depths...

One of the most important things we can do in life is to remember that God, the Great I AM, the Ultimate Mystery, dwells within the...

Dear Ones,   A ternary understanding becomes especially crucial as we face the complex challenges of our time. Consider how the Law of...

Dear Ones, Let us continue to consider how this metaphysical principle and pattern, the Law of Three embedded in the Trinity, appears in...

Dear Ones,   A few weeks ago we looked at the reality of the trinitarian pattern woven into the very structure of existence. This...

Readings from last week's Daily Contemplative Pauses *All previous readings & reflections can be found  here *   Monday, June 23rd with...

The invitation of Trinity Sunday, now two weeks behind us, extends far beyond a single day of celebration. It calls us to recognize the...

Dear ones,   Two days ago, we marked Trinity Sunday—a celebration in the Christian tradition of the mystery of the Three-in-One: the...

Today is the feast of Pentecost, a celebration in the Christian liturgical calendar commemorating the coming of the Holy Spirit, as...

Dear ones,   Last Thursday was Ascension Day, a feast in the Christian liturgical calendar commemorating Jesus’ ascension from this...

Readings from last week's Daily Contemplative Pauses *All previous readings & reflections can be found  here *   Monday, May 19th Chant: ...

Readings from last week's Daily Contemplative Pauses *All previous readings & reflections can be found  here *   Monday, May 12th   ...

Good day dear ones,   Spiritual practices are so important to make space for—not to escape from life, but to lean more fully into life...

Good day, dear ones,   Our ongoing task right now—to use the language of Cynthia Bourgeault—is to attune and stay anchored within our...

Readings from last week's Daily Contemplative Pauses *All previous readings & reflections can be found  here *   Monday, April 21st -...

Good day, good people,   We have emerged from Holy Week and now find ourselves in the reverberations of the Paschal Season—also known as...

Good day, good people,   Throughout this lenten season, we have been focusing on partnering with the four cardinal virtues . As we move...

Good day, good people, During this Lenten season we have been giving ourselves to the four cardinal virtues or spiritual elements—...

Readings from last week's Daily Contemplative Pauses *All previous readings & reflections can be found  here *   Monday, March 24th  ...

Good day, good people,   I trust we are learning from and discovering new dimensions of Courage, Temperance, Prudence, and Justice as we...

Good day, good people,   As we take up our collective Lenten preparation—by way of moving into the larger mind, fasting, praying, and...