A few weeks ago, Genesis hosted a week-long Nature Immersion Experience, an invitation to walk, sit, and listen deeply to both nature and the Divine speaking through the created world. During the retreat, I came upon a tree that was falling, yet held gently by a...

Over the past year, an injury has limited my ability to hike and spend long hours among the trees. Nature has always been a vital part of my daily rhythm and spiritual practice, so this season of stillness has invited me to seek new ways of connecting with the sacred...

Attending the recent Genesis program, Lenten Conversations: Observing Lent Through the Lens of Nature, moved me to see the changing seasons through creation's eyes. From this experience comes the following poem.The historic Willow trees are soft and yellow  with buds...

On Holy Thursday, Love bends low in quiet light, a basin, towel, open hands in night; He kneels to wash our dust‑worn feet, where humble service and heaven meet. On Good Friday, under darkened sky, Love hangs exposed, and dares to die; we stand in shadows, pierced and...

“Everything belongs,” whispers the sky,
Where borders fade and spirits fly.
“The closer we are to the Whole,
the freer becomes the wandering soul.”

In the stillness between years,a new direction takes shape deep within,a quiet stirring in the heart’s hidden places. Tensions rise as we considerwhat must be released,the worn safety of old patterns,the comfort of familiar shores. Yet the heart calls us onward,beyond...

Amidst the shimmer of lights, glittering tinsel hung,Homes full of joy and laughter,gifts exchanged, cherished songs sung,and Nativity figures resting in perfect order,one story awaits, silent beneath our traditions. One Bethlehem night,a child is born,to travelers...

At Thanksgiving, we pause to offer praise and gratitude for all that sustains us. Drawing upon the spirit of the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address and St. Francis’ Canticle of the Creatures, the following reflection finds inspiration in their shared message of...