August 2025 - OE - lists.wedgeblade.net

Plum Village trubute to Dr. Larry Ward
by Judi White 22 Aug '25

22 Aug '25

https://www.facebook.com/share/1A8bwKiQwn/

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Support Micah Philbrook’s Family
by Seth Longacre 21 Aug '25

21 Aug '25

Hey folks, I haven’t seen this posted here (I received it via Facebook since Micah and I are friends). His family is going through a nightmare (my interpretation) working to support their son just to be in school. They have created a GoFundMe campaign to raise support. Please read and, if you are so loved and able, lend your support: https://gofund.me/0b072969 Seth Longacre Sethlongacre(a)gmail.com Sent from one of my iThingies, please excuse typos and brevity

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Fwd: Honoring Larry: Practice together with the Lotus member sangha
by Dianne Greenwald 21 Aug '25

21 Aug '25

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Larry Ward
by Dianne Greenwald 21 Aug '25

21 Aug '25

Dear colleagues, Our friend and colleague, Larry Ward made his journey to the spirit world this morning. He was in his home with his wife, Peggy, and collapsed. He did not regain consciousness. Larry and Peggy have been renowned teachers in the tradition of Thich Naht Hanh for many years. His recent book on Americas Racial Karma led to opportunities for him to speak on many forms of media. Larry and Peggy are the directors of the Lotus Institute which reaches many practitioners around the globe. In recent years, Larry spent much of his daily time in nature and writing poetry. Be watching for his book to be published. He also had been preparing to do three talks on Kazantzakis this fall. The breadth of consciousness that Larry touched will ripple for centuries. Those of us close to him personally journey forward with a deep chasm of loss. We will share more as I am sure others will soon. What an incredible remarkable thing this living is. Dianne Greenwald snd Salvatore (Ray) Caruso Sent from my iPhone

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Ongoing Reflections
by Mari Crocker 20 Aug '25

20 Aug '25

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Re: [Oe List ...] Annie's Song
by Richard and Maria Maguire 20 Aug '25

20 Aug '25

Hi From Jim Wiegel's comments on the Annies song, it seems that at least some people don't know about the songbook that was in Golden Pathways, and might not be in wedgeblade. I processed the songbook in Golden Pathways into Word and also created an index of tunes and first lines and Song Types. I've sent these to the archives. If you'd like a copy right away, please let me know. Best wishes Richard

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Remembering Larry Ward and Joy Warner Greene
by Mari Crocker 20 Aug '25

20 Aug '25

Dear colleagues, Oh two such vibrant and creative spirits, both of whom Joe and I encountered when we joined the Order in June 1968 were Larry Ward and Joy Warner Greene. And somehow, at this same week in 2025 we have learned of their passing. Joy was the embodiment of her name — rejoicing with energy and possibility wherever she was present. Joe and I “adopted” Joy and Herman as our “kids” and when we left for a SEAPAC teaching trek in April 1969, we left our car ( a blue Toyota Corolla) in their care for a year. We loved their combination of disciplined inquiry (Herman) and creative exploration (Joy). If Joe were here with me today he would join me in celebrating with deep thanks the joyful residue in societal enlivening, occasioned by Joy, one who loved the Mystery, and who has also been deeply loved by God. Larry was a powerful presence from Day 1. His intellectual prowess and spiritual profundity knocked the sox off most of us. Somehow Larry and Joe and Nadine and I “clicked”, and we often hung out together for theological conversations and dancing. We came to love this family, and were delighted when our sons (Ben and Jon) and their son (Emanuel) met at summer camp, and later on when they all three settled in Boston, MA. If Joe were here with me today he would applaud Larry’s decision to get sober, and would give abundant thanks for how Larry’s work with Thich Nhat Hahn has invited practices of mindfulness that are now shared around the world. How blessed we are, colleagues of the Long March, to have lived in the presence of such amazing Saints. Grace, peace and love, Marilyn

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Larry Ward
by Dianne Greenwald 20 Aug '25

20 Aug '25

Dear colleagues, Our friend and colleague, Larry Ward made his journey to the spirit world this morning. He was in his home with his wife, Peggy, and collapsed. He did not regain consciousness. Larry and Peggy have been renowned teachers in the tradition of Thich Naht Hanh for many years. His recent book on Americas Racial Karma led to opportunities for him to speak on many forms of media. Larry and Peggy are the directors of the Lotus Institute which reaches many practitioners around the globe. In recent years, Larry spent much of his daily time in nature and writing poetry. Be watching for his book to be published. He also had been preparing to do three talks on Kazantzakis this fall. The breadth of consciousness that Larry touched will ripple for centuries. Those of us close to him personally journey forward with a deep chasm of loss. We will share more as I am sure others will soon. What an incredible remarkable thing this living is. Dianne Greenwald snd Salvatore (Ray) Caruso

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Fwd: The Ben Ball Letter on behalf of GWM and all of us.
by Ken Fisher 19 Aug '25

19 Aug '25

From Ben Ball, 60-year colleague, on the impact of Gene Marshall. > Without question, he is by far the greatest and most effective living theologian. Therefore, I am driven to see to it that he and the work he has done are suitably honored and memorialized. Ben Ball > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Gene Marshall <gwesleymarshall(a)20658403.mailchimpapp.com> > Subject: The Ben Ball Letter > Date: August 5, 2025 at 7:27:41 AM EDT > To: <kenfisher1942(a)gmail.com> > Reply-To: <gwesleymarshall(a)gmail.com> > > View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/cb50d8bcce39/0okn80taoi-16537283?e=2241c6047e> > > Please read the following letter from Ben Ball to those of us who have been helped by Gene Marshall's theologizing. > > > Ben C. Ball, Jr. > > 10 Rainford Court > Sugar Land, TX 77479-2909 > Phone 281/494-0396 > Cell 346/256-5837 > > August 3, 2025 > > Honoring Gene Marshall > > An open letter to: > All of Gene Marshall’s friends and colleagues > All whose lives were effected by any of Gene’s teaching, writings, or influences Anyone who ever heard of Gene Marshall > Everyone else > > Greetings, > As many of you know, Gene is now in hospice. Nevertheless, it’s no surprise to us that he > > continues active in his teaching and writing. On a personal note, over the some 60 years I have known and worked with him, he and Joe Mathews have had a greater influence on my life than any other persons outside of my family. Without question, he is by far the greatest and most effective living theologian. Therefore, I am driven to see to it that he and the work he has done are suitably honored and memorialized. > > Of course the Ecumenical Institute no longer exists. However, its brainchild, The Institute of Cultural Affairs, flourishes. (See ICA.org <http://ica.org/>) I have been in conversation with Karen Snyder, who coordinates the ongoing work of the ICA Global Archives. She and I have worked out the following plan: ICA’s headquarters–EI’s former Kemper Building–contains several named rooms: The Bonhoeffer Room, the MLK Room, etc. I have seeded with a contribution of $10,000 a fund honoring Gene. The ICA will in turn create on the sixth floor a “Gene Marshall Room” which, in Karen’s words, “highlights Gene and his years of being Dean of the Global Academy and the Spirit Movement his leadership has continued to catalyze over the years.” > > I invite you to join me in funding this recognition of Gene’s fruitful, unique, and impressive life and work. I will match each of your gifts up to a total of an additional $10,000. That results in a total prospective funding of over $30,000, which is yet only a token of our appreciation for his tireless and focused intentionality and his faultless collegiality. But at the same time, it will give ICA’s work a significant additional impact. > > Make your check payable to The Institute of Cultural Affairs, mark it, “Honoring Gene Marshall”, and send it to me at the above address. I will immediately forward it to ICA together with my matching amount. Of course all such funds are fully tax deductible. Include your contact information and I will send you a full accounting. Questions? Contact me or Karen, 312/758-2551. > > Obviously speed is of the essence, so I look forward to your response. Grace & peace, > > E-Mail benball(a)alum.mit.edu <mailto:benball@alum.mit.edu> > benball2(a)comcast.net <mailto:benball2@comcast.net> > Ben Ball > > > <https://citizenscall.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=080834d34b9d5660dcd1…> > <https://citizenscall.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=080834d34b9d5660dcd1…> > <https://citizenscall.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=080834d34b9d5660dcd1…> > Copyright © 2025 Realistic Living, All rights reserved. > You are receiving this email because you have been on my personal email list OR you signed up on my website. > > Our mailing address is: > Realistic Living > 3578 N. State Highway 78 > Bonham, TX 75418 > > Add us to your address book <https://citizenscall.us7.list-manage.com/vcard?u=080834d34b9d5660dcd1d8359&…> > > Want to change how you receive these emails? > You can update your preferences <https://citizenscall.us7.list-manage.com/profile?u=080834d34b9d5660dcd1d835…> or unsubscribe from this list <https://citizenscall.us7.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=080834d34b9d5660dcd1…>. > > <https://login.mailchimp.com/signup/email-referral/?aid=080834d34b9d5660dcd1…>

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Re: [Oe List ...] Larry Ward
by David Dunn 19 Aug '25

19 Aug '25

Ray, Diane and dear friends. Deepest condolences to Peggy and everyone who was close to Larry; heartfelt gratitude for Larry’s great spirit; and a warm thank you for sharing news that feels like a disturbance in the force. David Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 19, 2025, at 3:55 PM, Dianne Greenwald via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: > The breadth of consciousness that Larry touched will ripple for centuries. Those of us close to him personally journey forward with a deep chasm of loss. We will share more as I am sure others will soon. > What an incredible remarkable thing this living is.

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