We owe our existence to the spectacular collapse of early stars. So the challenging power of cataclysm has been with us since the beginning. We live on a planet of shifting tectonic plates, which means we will face earthquakes and volcanoes. But that movement also means we are alive on a verdant earth. Then there […]
This blog is about the struggles of the Catholic Church to adapt to a changing world down through the ages. The focus is on church not as a religion but, rather, as an organizational system. It suggests the need for a new vision to deal with the climate changing world;
At the end of this year we remember the life of John Lewis, a leader in the struggle against racial discrimination. His life provides an example of how we might engage in what he described as “Good Trouble” to deal with the climate changing world we now exist in.
In the saddest Christmas with the pandemic that most of us will have ever experienced we need a way to encourage ourselves. In our family we do it by telling one another stories. This chronicle is about some of our Bell-family Christmas stories. At the end is a link to our favorite Christmas story as […]
It was a cold crisp afternoon on Halloween Day, 2020. Six 5th graders took time off from...
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Today we find ourselves in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a recession and a looming climate change. We can’t depend upon our economic, political and legal systems because they are what are causing our problems. We need a different way of imagining our future. This chronicle suggests that we turn to the insights of […]
Years ago Albert Einstein said, “We can’t solve our problems with the the same kind of thinkin we used to create the problems.” We are facing–a pandemic, a economic recession and the ever looming climate change. What kind of thinking do we need to deal with these situations. This article suggests we turn to an […]
Since the middle of March, when California’s shelter in place started, an acupuncturist friend has been offering weekly meditations via phone. She starts by asking us to imagine ourselves in a nurturing place in nature. I invariably find myself on a forest floor, trees reaching high above me, leafy branches arching overhead. I’m surrounded by […]
This article uses the insights of Viktor Frank and his experience in Nazi concentration camps to...
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Creation Spirituality: Reawakening Mysticism, Protecting Our Planet
Gladwyne Montessori is an independent Montessori school on Philadelphia’s Main Line.
Committed to guiding adults in their journey as they discover the truths about childhood and study Montessori pedagogy. Personal growth and deep understanding prepares us for success.
The result is transformative.
