Tag Archives: rites of passage

Tweetformation?

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Nate

Here I am blogging, writing for online magazines, twittering (natebettger), facebooking, texting, cell phoning, emailing… while in the meantime reading stuff like the following from Richard Rohr (Adam’s Return): Lifestyle and relatedness is more important than words, or as Francis … Continue reading →

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Why we can’t make changes from the top down

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Nate

I post this quote, in part as a response to Greg’s questions HERE, and also as another effort in processing the importance of “elder wisdom.” Richard Rohr, in his article, “The Catch 22 of Male Initiation” (LINK), writes, It has … Continue reading →

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“Born again” is all messed up…

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Nate

I never really have liked that language… and in fact you probably won’t ever hear me use it in conversation or speaking. Here is from Richard Rohr (Adam’s Return) It seems that most of humanity intuited the need for two … Continue reading →

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Answering the questions of patriarchy, masculinity, and femininity

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Nate

A few questions were posed in regards to my last post on patriarchy and rites of passage. I think they deserve a post of their own. Why is it so important to have rites of passage other than that is … Continue reading →

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