This winter, a small group discovered the ripple effects of simple habits like drinking 2 liters of water daily. Keystone practices—cornerstone habits that inspire intention and connection—can transform your days and relationships. Wood & Water Retreats invites you to reclaim or begin practices that ground and renew you. Start your year with one meaningful step.

What is inviting you beyond your own comforts and capacities in this season of your life? How are you feeling called to watch yourself, attend to the task at hand, and lean into blessing?

This talk follows a presentation by Fr. Michael Peterson OSB about the vision and intersections of Laudato Si (Pope Francis' encyclical on the care for our common home) and The Rule of St. Benedict. I pick up the thread of a vision for the Common Good with Benedict's wisdom about embodied practices. Essentially, our care for one another and for the planet must be rooted in concrete expressions of a faith and commitment that reflects the Incarnation. Hosted by the Northern Midwest Plains Region of North American Benedictine Oblates.

Life has become a crash course in discernment. The learning objectives? Acknowledge pressures at a pandemic scale, turn to witness, and practice life.

This reflection continues an exploration of the unknown in our inner worlds, sometimes called the shadow. Part 1 took up the question “What Is Shadow?” while parts 2 and 3 follow the questions “What Do We Do with Shadow?” and “What Is the Gift of Shadow?”

This reflection continues an exploration of the unknown in our inner worlds, sometimes called the shadow. Part 1 took up the question “What Is Shadow?” while parts 2 and 3 follow the questions “What Do We Do with Shadow?” and “What Is the Gift of Shadow?”