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 | Oct 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear New School Friends, Since 38% of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime, doesn’t it make sense to know that integrating the best conventional and complementary therapies can improve quality of life, potentially slow or prevent...
by Michael Lerner | Sep 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear New School Friends, I am honored and delighted that my friend and colleague Beatrice Chestnut will be presenting three day-long workshops of Enneagram panels at Commonweal. Enneagram is an archetypal depth psychology. It has enormous power to deepen our insight...
by Michael Lerner | Aug 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
For The Children The rising hills, the slopes, of statistics lie before us. The steep climb of everything, going up, up, as we all go down. In the next century or the one beyond that, they say, are valley, pastures, we can meet there in peace if we make it. To climb...
