Living Grace

Monday: We need stories and myths that nourish our hearts and sustain our spirits. Chief of these soulful stories within the Western tradition is King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table. As we revisit this legend this week, I urge you to see King Arthur as...

King Arthur ordered that a round table be built for himself and his knights. Why a round table, especially in medieval England where tables were always rectangular or square? The round table was meant to symbolize the equality of King Arthur’s knights who came...

Just as the guru takes us where we do not want to go, Merlin took Arthur where his unenlightened instincts would not take him: to the sword deeply lodged in a large stone. The sword represents our royal heritage, our God-given divinity. The stone is a metaphor for our...

Though orphaned and living as a street urchin, ignorant of both his royal roots and the glorious destiny that awaited him, Arthur did not remain alone. He was given the gift of Merlin as mentor, magician, friend, and prophet of the Holy Grail. Merlin helped Arthur...

Science can tell us how the physical world functions and help us in many material ways, but it cannot wrestle with life’s existential challenges, such as life’s purpose, morality, suffering, death, and so forth. For these deeply human issues, we need stories and myths...

In the Christian world, today is the feast of Pentecost, which celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the early followers of Jesus. To appreciate the significance of this event for them and for us, it is helpful to understand that behind the events in our world...