Purification

Lent: Hungering For Spirit

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

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Donna Henes

Over time and through tribulation, people have learned to eat their hunger -- to exploit a period of foodlessness for the invaluable experience it can offer.

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Purification By Fire: Midwinter Rites Of Renewal

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

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Donna Henes

Clearing the way with the fiery brilliance of insight comes from visiting the deep, dark internal winter of our souls and seeing therein our own part in the constant and continually changing cycles of life.

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Spring Cleaning for the Soul

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

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Donna Henes

The promise of renewed life prompts us to prepare a sacred and auspicious way for its anticipated arrival. We are moved to purge and purify ourselves, and make a fresh start.

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Long Before Earthquake Destruction in Haiti, A Drinking Water Crisis

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph B. Treaster

As the rebuilding of Haiti gets underway, billions of dollars are going to be spent. Some of those dollars, perhaps a billion or more, should be dedicated to cleaning up the country's drinking water.

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