Complacency, Complicity, and Confrontation
As I confront my own role in racial injustice, I think about the false narratives embedded in white supremacy.
Yes Means Yes, A Sermon
Antiracist work is not comfortable. It requires a continual willingness to step into discomfort, lest we be complicit.
Mysticism is a Riot
For today’s contemplative, looking only to the Desert Mothers and Fathers for examples of contemplation and mysticism is to dismiss half of what these things are. We must not fail to also look to yesterday and today’s Black and Brown contemplatives who have “turned the ‘inward journey’ into a communal experience.”
A Prayer for White People (including myself)
May we participate in the revolution, a revolution that doesn’t need us but will define us.
Dear White People (including myself): “How much TIME do you want for your ‘Progress’?” James Baldwin
Note: This is about recent news about what has been done to black and brown bodies in America, if you feel you cannot read more about that, I understand. This is written to white people. If you don’t identify as white, you are still welcome to read, but please know this is not in anyContinue reading “Dear White People (including myself): “How much TIME do you want for your ‘Progress’?” James Baldwin”
Zoom Diaries: A Week’s Lesson in Finding Voice
Last week, I had the opportunity to be with a group of friends from all over the country. With each of us in a different state, we gathered at 9 in the morning until about 5 each night to discuss what it means to find our call, know our voice, and live into the creativityContinue reading “Zoom Diaries: A Week’s Lesson in Finding Voice”
A Conversation About Silence & Thomas Merton on The Methods Podcast
A discussion about everything from quarantine to Thomas Merton.
Things are Different: Grieve, Slow Down, Pay Attention, Stay Tender.
Things are Different: Grieve Our lives will be forever changed. The grief and loss we now face will forever change us. They already have changed us. They will continue to change us. As long as I keep letting it in, grief is tenderizing me in ways my body had yet to feel. Loss is softeningContinue reading “Things are Different: Grieve, Slow Down, Pay Attention, Stay Tender.”
The Wall Between Grace & Domination
Parking along the street felt ordinary enough. Our group of seven got out of the car to see ourselves flanked between an everyday row of homes and the Arizona/Mexico border wall. What a strange thing to see amid a neighborhood. What a strange thing to opt traveling to. As we walked along the wall onContinue reading “The Wall Between Grace & Domination”
A Monkish Friendship: Fr. Charles Cummings, OCSO (1940-2020)
“The monastic night watch is good practice in the art of waiting, as we patiently look for the coming of dawn. Monks and nuns wait in the dark, longing for the light of dawn but unable to hasten its coming. No one can force the dawn or bring it about in any way. It dawnsContinue reading “A Monkish Friendship: Fr. Charles Cummings, OCSO (1940-2020)”
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About Me
I’m Cassidy Hall. I’m an author, filmmaker, podcaster, student, and trained counselor. Currently, I work as a Teaching Assistant at Christian Theological Seminary where I’m studying for my MDiv and MTS degrees. I also serve as Student Pastor of First Congregational United Church of Christ where I’ve begun the ordination process. Since 2017, I’ve has served as the secretary of the International Thomas Merton Society, and more recently have been added to the board of enfleshed.
