- A limitless desire that nothing on earth can satisfy -- fame or fortune; alcohol,
drugs or food; shopping or gambling; - The desire for God;
- God's desire for us;
- The God-given longing to create a world in which human beings live in
loving, just relationships with each other and with all Creation.
Of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven, ©2007 Reynolds Winslow
The Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, Ph.D. is a writer, retreat leader, and climate activist, and serves as Priest Associate of Grace Church (Amherst, MA). Her memoir Holy Hunger (Knopf, 1998; Vintage, 2000) portrays her recovery from an eating disorder and the spiritual longing behind addiction. Her second book, Christ's Passion, Our Passions (Cowley, 2002) explores forgiveness, compassion, and hope in light of Jesus' last words from the cross. {+ read more}
“God So Loves the World: Meditations on the Cross, Creation and Hope”, a CD of music and Margaret's meditations, is available from the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, Massachusetts. Read more.
NEW! Margaret has a chapter in the forthcoming book, Writers on the Edge: 22 Writers Speak About Addiction and Dependency, ed. by Diana M. Raab and James Brown, with a Foreword by Jerry Stahl. Read more.
New monthly message - Angel in the doorway.
NEW! "God So Loved The World," a slideshow for Christians about climate change, has just been released (check the Environment section).
In August 2011 Margaret joined an interfaith protest against the proposed 'tar sand' oil pipeline from Canada. Read more at www.episcopalchurch.org.
In May 2011, Margaret gave a keynote address on the sacredness of Creation for the 130th Annual Meeting of Episcopal Church Women, Diocese of Connecticut.
Audio recordings of Margaret's Good Friday meditations at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, are now on line:
Meditation #1 •
Meditation #2 •
Meditation #3
Margaret was recently interviewed on "Safe Space Radio" about her experience of food addiction and recovery.
Margaret responds to columnist George Will's attack on “climate alarmists” and their “apocalyptic warnings.”
Margaret's essay “Conversion to Eco-Justice” has been re-printed in a new interfaith anthology, Claiming Earth as Common Ground: The Ecological Crisis through the Lens of Faith, edited by Andrea Cohen Kiener (Skylight Paths.)