Author: sisterkate

Hope is a Verb with Its Sleeves Rolled Up foreword, Savage Grace (Quiet Moon, Jan 2018) When John of the Cross, often accredited with the concept of the ‘dark night of the soul’ escaped his prison and torture, he penned a poem we know as the ’Dark Night’ and in it he wrote that what…

Archangel History:  A Snapshot of Belief Systems by Sister Kate, April 2017 Angels cannot be male or female. As pure spirits, they are each fully realized beings of their own proper nature – this means that each angel is a separate species from the rest.  Because angels are completely immaterial and have no bodies, they…

Fascism on the Rise Traders Moon Ceremony, November 14, 2016 After a bountiful Traders moon feast, we gather here, nine devoted women, under this the Supermoon, which is casting a powerful healing light upon our wounded planet.  Before we call upon our ancestors to join us, we light these purple candles to carry tonight.  These…

Sacred Words, Sacred Voices written by Sister Kate for Harvest Moon Oct 2018 Reference Readings in American Indian Law: Recalling the Rhythm of Survival Our readings show you that in our quest to combine the best of what our ancient mothers had in life and living on this planet, along with the best of what…

Women in Ancient Greece by Steve Coates, Keepers of the Faith In reference to Joan Breton Connelly’s eye-opening Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece: Her portrait is not in fact that of an individual priestess, but of a formidable class of women scattered over the Greek world and across a thousand…

Quotes from Women that Reflect Our Values by Sister Kate Samantha Ettus is a work/life balance expert obsessed with helping women reach their potential.  Samantha notes that most lists of motivational quotes are dominated by the counsel of men, and though that is a fact, it certainly isn’t because women lack words of wisdom.  So…

Being inside any Political System is Against Christian Values From the introduction of Keith Niles book titled, Jesus Untangled Do you know what you get when you mix religion and politics?  You get politics.  That’s an old joke, but it’s truer than most Christians want to admit, especially Christians in America.  At least, that has…

The Twilight of Capitalism May 5, 2018, Seed Moon Ceremony From Savage Grace, Resisting Fascism, Chapter 2, p59, by Chris Hedges We are entering the twilight phase of capitalism.  Wealth is no longer created by producing or manufacturing.  It is created by manipulating the prices of stocks and commodities and imposing a crippling debt peonage…

American Psychosis, Resiliency & Human Potential American Psychosis article by Chris Hedges”, p27, Savage Grace Here is a quote from Chris Hedges.  He is a thought leader and political activist and commentator, news reporter, and good guy at large. We – all of us gathered tonight – you, me, the children — this family that…

Understanding the Dark Night (p22-23) (p24) Savage Grace, Living Resiliently in the Dark Night of the Globe Some ‘sober data’ to consider in regard to this dark night of the globe: The worst thing that can happen is not energy depletion.  It is not economic collapse.  It is not nuclear war or conquest by a…