- A limitless desire that nothing on earth can satisfy -- fame or fortune; alcohol,
drugs or food; shopping or gambling; - The desire for God;
- God's desire for us;
- The God-given longing to create a world in which human beings live in
loving, just relationships with each other and with all Creation.
Of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven, ©2007 Reynolds Winslow
The Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, Ph.D. is a writer, retreat leader, and climate activist, and serves as Priest Associate of Grace Church (Amherst, MA). Her memoir Holy Hunger (Knopf, 1998; Vintage, 2000) portrays her recovery from an eating disorder and the spiritual longing behind addiction. Her second book, Christ's Passion, Our Passions (Cowley, 2002) explores forgiveness, compassion, and hope in light of Jesus' last words from the cross. {+ read more}
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Margaret is quoted in a recent article about the hopes of faith groups for the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen.
Margaret is quoted in a recent article about climate activism in the Episcopal Church.
Margaret responds to columnist George Will's attack on “climate alarmists” and their “apocalyptic warnings.”
Margaret's essay “Conversion to Eco-Justice” has just been re-printed in a new interfaith anthology, Claiming Earth as Common Ground: The Ecological Crisis through the Lens of Faith, edited by Andrea Cohen Kiener (Skylight Paths.)
Margaret helped to create the Interfaith Call for 350. It was publicly released on Sunday, May 17, at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City, in a ceremony involving the Episcopal Bishop of New York, Mark Sisk; Bill McKibben; and other people of faith. Help us come together across our beliefs, worldwide, to act to sustain this blessing of life on earth by adding your voice to the call today.
Margaret was one of seven religious leaders from a number of different faiths who contributed to the newly released "Marriage Equality and Religion Report."
(The Boston Globe cited her in their story about this report.)
Margaret is quoted in a recent article about the hopes of faith groups for the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen.
Margaret is quoted in a recent article about climate activism in the Episcopal Church.
Margaret responds to columnist George Will's attack on “climate alarmists” and their “apocalyptic warnings.”
Margaret's essay “Conversion to Eco-Justice” has just been re-printed in a new interfaith anthology, Claiming Earth as Common Ground: The Ecological Crisis through the Lens of Faith, edited by Andrea Cohen Kiener (Skylight Paths.)
Margaret helped to create the Interfaith Call for 350. It was publicly released on Sunday, May 17, at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City, in a ceremony involving the Episcopal Bishop of New York, Mark Sisk; Bill McKibben; and other people of faith. Help us come together across our beliefs, worldwide, to act to sustain this blessing of life on earth by adding your voice to the call today.
Margaret was one of seven religious leaders from a number of different faiths who contributed to the newly released "Marriage Equality and Religion Report."
(The Boston Globe cited her in their story about this report.)