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Sangha Shantivanam of Santa Cruz


And When I Awake, Fr. Cyprian Consiglio Easter Homily from New Camaldoli Hermitage
(This homily is reprinted by permission from Fr. Cyprian's "talks, notes, and translations" blogspot. He will be offering talks and...
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Apr 226 min read
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Celebrating 75 Years of Saccidananda Ashram – A Beacon of Divine Love and Spiritual Awakening--
The following is reprinted by permission from the Sangha Shantivanam Oblate Newsletter, through Fr. Dorathick. This was sent to the...
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Mar 244 min read
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Late Afternoon Winter Light by Jane Dawson
Jane Dawson, one of the Sangha's residence poets, has offered her leadership talents through the development of our Program offerings...
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Jan 312 min read
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21st Annual Interfaith Vigil for Peace
Silence on New Year’s Eve may sound like a contradiction. It is. But as 2024 ends in a war-torn world, that is just what a large and...
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Dec 12, 20241 min read
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Poetry Prayer
During the Annual Camaldolese Oblate and Friends Retreat last September, our main speaker, Mary Stommes, former director of Give Us This...
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Nov 29, 20242 min read
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Life Witness of Fr. Jules Monchanin by Fr. Dorathick of Sangha Shantivanam India
Life Witness of Fr. Jules Monchanin (Reposted by Permission from Fr. Dorathick, Newsletter 81 from Newsletter for Shantivanam Oblates and...
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Oct 10, 20242 min read
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Fr. Cyprian: New Secretary General of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue: Report to the 2024 Congress of Benedictine Abbots
This is republished with the permission of Fr. Cyprian. I am Cyprian Consiglio, a Camaldolese Benedictine from the central coast of...
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Oct 3, 20244 min read
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The Temple by Elbina Batala Rafizadeh
The third part of my reflection journal was written during my 2008 visit to Sangha Shantivanam. The Temple I think about the temple,...
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Sep 17, 20242 min read
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Reflection on "The Perennial Philosophy and the Unity of Religions" from "The One Light, Bede Griffiths' Principal " by Jane Dawson
This is the first of a series of blogs that Jane Dawson, a student of Bede Griffith and member of the Sangha Service Committee, will...
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Aug 2, 20242 min read
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Seeking Stillness by Elbina Batala Rafizadeh
Seeking Stillness Bird calls wake me before dawn, an hour before Morning Prayer. I lie for a few minutes before rising from the...
bgsangha1
Jul 3, 20242 min read
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Arrival at Ananda Ashram, 2008 by Elbina Batala Rafizadeh
During June and July, I will post a section of my journal entries during my second visit to Sangha Shantivanam in January 2008, where I...
bgsangha1
Jun 13, 20242 min read
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"Eastering Ourselves" by Jane Dawson
Annual Sangha Shantivanam Santa Cruz Spring Retreat Despite a rainy morning, followed by coastal fog, seventeen Sangha members gathered...
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May 3, 20242 min read
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Shantivanam, Forest of Peace by Sylvia Deck
On the last day of 2006 a group of twenty eager pilgrims arrived in the state of Tamil Nadu, South India, to be met joyfully by Fr....
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Apr 4, 20242 min read
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Fr. Cyprian: talks, notes, and travelogue
Please read about Fr. Cyprian's descriptions in his blogpost over the past month while in India. You can scroll down for earlier posts...
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Mar 4, 20241 min read
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Oblate Ceremony Reminisces by Steven Hendrickson
With God’s grace and help. I am now an Camaldolese Oblate. The ceremony went very well, and much love and beauty were ever present. Fr....
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Mar 2, 20231 min read
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New Year's Eve Interfaith Peace Vigil 2004 - 2019
Sangha Shantivanam hosted the first New Year’s Eve Interfaith Vigil for Peace in 2004. Since it occurred just five days after the...
bgsangha1
Feb 8, 20231 min read
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Contemplation and Dialogue by Cyprian Consiglio
Fr. Bede Griffiths
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Jan 24, 20232 min read
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19th Annual Interfaith New Year's Eve Peace Vigil
Sangha Shantivanam of Santa Cruz held a successful New Year's Vigil held in person at the Holy Cross Parish Hall and attended by Zoom...
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Dec 5, 20222 min read
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17th New Year’s Eve Interfaith Vigil For Peace
“First Night”, a city-wide celebration of the arts held on New Year’s Eve, began in 1996. Holy Cross Church showcased performing artists....
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Dec 5, 20222 min read
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