by Richard Stromer | Sep 5, 2021 | Awe, High Holy Days, Judaism, Spiritual Development, Spirituality, Symbols and Symbolism, The Sacred
The blowing of the Shofar – a traditional instrument made from the horn of a ram — is one of the most ancient religious practices in the world, dating back to the earliest days of the Jewish People nearly two and half millennia ago. Hearing the Shofar is one of...
by Richard Stromer | Sep 20, 2020 | High Holy Days, Judaism, Spiritual Development, Symbols and Symbolism
The blowing of the Shofar during the Jewish High Holy Days is one of the most ancient religious practices in the world. Dating back to the earliest days of the Jewish People nearly 2,500 years ago, the piercing sound of the Shofar is simultaneously a cry for spiritual...
by Richard Stromer | Aug 4, 2020 | 23rd Psalm, Death, Grief, Love, Music, Spiritual Development, The Mother, The Sacred
The 23rd Psalm is among of the most beloved of Biblical texts. Ministers, priests, rabbis, and above all chaplains are asked to recite this poem countless times over the course of their careers. It’s often the words requested by people facing life’s harshest, most...
by Richard Stromer | Jul 4, 2020 | Arete, Happiness, Spiritual Development, Spirituality, Thomas Jefferson
We hold these truths to be self–evident, That all men are created equal, That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, That among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. How many of us, I wonder, learned those memorable words by...
by Richard Stromer | Feb 28, 2020 | Gilgamesh, Quest, Spiritual Development, Spirituality
For countless generations, storytellers have described life as a metaphorical Journey beginning with the mystery of our birth and ending with the mystery of our death. In between these two great mysteries, we encounter all manner of experience which we weave into an...
by Richard Stromer | Nov 22, 2019 | Buddhism, Spiritual Development
Like many contemporary people, I consider myself to be a spiritual seeker. My own impulse to seek religious, spiritual, and philosophical wisdom and guidance — and my conviction that these could actually be found — has been a part of my life for so long...
