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Kyle Kramer

Kyle Kramer is executive director of the Passionist Earth and Spirit Center in Louisville, Kentucky. He is a regular contributor to St. Anthony Messenger and the author of Making Room: Soul-Deep Satisfaction through Simple Living (Franciscan Media).

Life’s Connections

Kyle Kramer October 29, 2019

Over the years, I’ve thought and written a lot about the idea of interconnection. I think it’s one of the most brilliant conclusions of modern science, from biology to physics to sociology. It echoes the insights of our religious traditions—spanning the doctrine of the Trinity to the revelations of the mystics to the thoughtful words of Pope Francis in his encyclical “Laudato Si’. ” That all things are in some way related to all other things seems to be a basic operating principle of God’s creation.

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The Energy of God and Nature

Kyle Kramer June 28, 2019

Until recently, my family and I lived in a solar-powered home, and the long, sunny days of June were a high point for us. Our solar water-heating system delivered a practically endless supply of free hot water. Our roof full of photovoltaic panels made two or three times the electricity we needed, which spun our electric meter backward and made us look forward to receiving our electric bill, since the utility company would owe us money. Since selling that house, I’ve thought a lot about why it was so satisfying to live by the sun.

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At Home on Earth

Kyle Kramer November 26, 2018

It matters what vision of the world you have; it matters where you place your hope. The Advent season gives us a bright and beautiful North Star: an angel-announced promise of God’s love to be made incarnate in Jesus.

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A Reflection on Planet Earth

Kyle Kramer August 16, 2018

In an era when people form and reinforce their opinions entirely within a chosen bubble of like minds, any earnest quest for truth seems almost quaint. How did truth become so passé?

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At Home on Earth

Kyle Kramer July 24, 2018

A Zen Buddhist teacher I know recently shared with me a famous saying from his tradition: “Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. “

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Priceless and Precious

Kyle Kramer March 24, 2018

They say the best things in life are free—and I believe it. No amount of money can buy a sense of real belonging with your family, friends, and community, or assure health in body, mind, and soul. As I think about my own life, there is almost nothing that I really care about that I earned, planned, or even expected. It has all been a gift.

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