St. Andrew's House

05/02/2025

The Spring Chickens Quilters made a special quilt for my wife Lois as a prayerful offering toward her cancer recovery. We’re grateful

05/01/2025

St. Andrew's House/Sacred Waters Center Newsletter

May 2025

04/29/2025

Wonderful Open House on Saturday!

04/27/2025

Wonderful Open House today celebrating the legacies of Harmony Hill and St. Andrew’s House and the dream of Sacred Waters

04/20/2025

Master, Master Poet,
Master of our silent desires,
The heart of the world quivers with the throbbing of your heart,
But it burns not with your song.
The world sits listening to your voice in tranquil delight,
But it rises not from its seat
To scale the ridges of your hills.
Man would dream your dream but he would not wake to your dawn
Which is his greater dream.
He would see with your vision,
But he would not drag his heavy feet to your throne.
Yet many have been enthroned inn your name
And mitred with your power,
And have turned your golden visit
Into crowns for their head and sceptres for their hand.

Master, Master of Light,
Whose eye dwells in the seeking fingers of the blind,
You are still despised and mocked,
A man too weak and infirm to be God,
A God too much man to call forth adoration.
Their mass and their hymn,
Their sacrament and their rosary, are for their imprisoned self.
You are their yet distant self, their far-off cry, and their passion.

But Master, Sky-heart, Knight of our fairer dream,
You do still tread this day;
Nor bows nor spears shall stay your steps.
You walk through all our arrows.
You smile down upon us,
And though you are the youngest of us all
You father us all.

Poet, Singer, Great Heart,
May our God bless your name,
And the womb that held you, and the breasts that gave you milk.
And may God forgive us all.

- Jesus, Son of Man by Kahlil Gibran

01/27/2025

01/08/2025

Stillness

01/06/2025

St. Andrew's House/Sacred Waters Epiphany Newsletter https://wix.to/mR9wY1o

01/04/2025

For Epiphany…

Friends, I am so happy to say that I've just released the new retreat for Women’s Christmas, which is celebrated in Ireland and beyond on Epiphany Day (January 6). I love creating this retreat each year! It is available to download and use for Women's Christmas or any time you need a space of rest and reflection. (And it’s not for women only!)

You’ll find the retreat at https://sanctuaryofwomen.com/womenschristmas.html. This year’s theme is “How the Stars Get in Your Bones.” It includes readings, art, questions, and blessings. You can download the retreat as a PDF at no cost. Think of this as me ringing your doorbell and running away, leaving a gift for you to find on your doorstep because I am so grateful for you. I would be delighted for you to share this with others. Merry Women's Christmas to you!

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