by Michael Lerner | Feb 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear New School Friends, As I write, we have just completed our third day-long workshop with Beatrice Chestnut, author of The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Knowledge. The enneagram, for those of you who are not familiar with it, is a model of the human...
by Michael Lerner | Feb 5, 2019 | Commonweal, Resilience, Uncategorized
Dear TNS Friends: The chatter of politicians and commentators continues about all manner of things. But nature bats last. The “Polar Vortex” descends on the Midwest. Here is a beautiful piece from WIRED: “And now the weather: Mars-like, with a chance...
by Michael Lerner | Jan 9, 2019 | Justice, Uncategorized
Dear New School Friends, Health, the environment and justice have been keystones for Commonweal’s work for 43 years. Services for at-risk children was the first program at Commonweal. David Steinhart has led the Commonweal Juvenile Justice Program for more than...
by Michael Lerner | Dec 20, 2018 | Commonweal, Uncategorized
December 26, 2018 Dear Commonweal Friends: I hope this Fall Letter finds you well. You recently received the Commonweal News. This is the personal letter I write to you twice a year. I can’t touch on all Commonweal programs, but I want to give you a sense of the...
by Michael Lerner | Nov 8, 2018 | Healing
Dear New School Friends: Does some part of you call out for healing? Do you know we heal best in relationship, in community? Do you wish for a relationship or community that would help you heal–and learn better how to help others? Healing Circles is a simple way...
