The Mary Christopher Podcast

Celtic Daily Prayers for the Week of July 5, 2026 In the Celtic tradition, the Bible is considered the Little Book, and Creation is the Big Book.  We also know that Jesus’ teachings were originally brought to the island of Britain by Joseph of Arimathea.  He arrived by boat and walked inland to the area now known as Glastonbury Abby.  According to the legend, 11 or 12 others came with him, bringin...

GOD Bless America, Land that I Love !!! There Are Very Good Things Happening Right Now !!! Because of the Inherent Goodness of Millions of People all around the World, we will come through the current Insanity.  And, we will create a Better World !!!

Celtic Daily Prayers for the Week of June 28, 2026 This time of year was very busy and very important for the Celtic people.  It was the season of growth, farming and gardening, tending flocks of sheep, counting baby chicks, and hopefully, birthing healthy calves.  People were busy with house repairs, spring cleaning, laundry, fixing fences, and anything else that couldn’t be done during winter. F...

Celtic Prayers for the Week Beginning June 21 2026   Sunday, June 21 is the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere when the northern axis of the Earth is tilted toward the Sun.  During Summer, our hemisphere is exposed to the direct rays of the Sun, making it our major growing season for fruits, grains, and vegetables.   Before the Roman invasion, the ancient Celtic people celebrated the Summe...

In May 2015, Peter Wohlleben, a German forester, published The Hidden Life of Trees.  I have always loved Trees, so I got the book and read it at night before falling asleep.  I was fascinated by his discoveries about the unseen and amazing lives of Trees.  Reading that book confirmed my sense of wonder about Trees and Forests and Soil.  Eleven years later, we know even more about our amazing worl...

Does it seem to you that the noise level in the human world is getting louder and crazier?  All day, we are exposed to a barrage of frequencies like 4G, 5G, and soon we will have 6G as well!  Are these “frequencies” healthy for us, or are they more like static?  More and more, we are hearing that we need to turn off our cell phones and laptops at night, and even when we aren’t using them.  Is it p...

Have you ever wondered why repetitive prayers or verses are often used as “spiritual practices”?  It is all about neurons and where we focus.  Our entire nervous system processes millions of bits of information every day.  One of the main functions of our “consciousness” is choosing where we will focus our attention.  If we choose to focus on what we consider “ugly” or “bad” in our surroundings, w...

In Honor of Mother’s Day, for all Mothers, Everywhere I grew up in SW Oklahoma.  We raised cattle and horses and sometimes chickens.  We lived the cycle of Nature year round.  We planted wheat and oats in late October.  Depending on the weather, we could harvest truckloads of wheat and oats during the summer.  It was an amazing bounty.  The lesson I learned was this.  If we pay attention and work...

“All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.  We are the ones we have been waiting for.”  The Hopi Elders, Oraibi, Arizona, Hopi Nation  March 17, 2011 (Full Hopi Prophecy trans. Elder Dan Evehema) Whenever I read, “We are the ones we have been waiting for.”  I remember sitting with 2 of the Hopi Elders in Santa Fe and in Hopi.  It was a rare privilege that I shared with...

When the world is just way too much, what can we do?  So, this is what I did Saturday morning.  I sat on the front porch and watched the Birds as they came to feed.  We have 2 feeders in the front yard, and the Birds were busy.  They took turns, zipping in and out, eating a few seeds, then flying into the trees.  Some Sparrows were landing in the grass, hunting for Bugs!  There was constant activi...

Celtic Daily Prayers for Easter Week April 2026   Christ Is the Light ~ Christ is the Consciousness that permeates and sustains all Creation, all day and all night, always.   Christ is the Presence that heals.  Christ is the Presence that can transform sorrow and grief into a peaceful heart.  Christ belongs to all Creation, shining through every Sunrise, in every Ocean breeze, in the Heart of ever...

Spring has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere!  This means Fall is beginning in the Southern Hemisphere.  Farmers and Gardeners in the Southern Hemisphere are harvesting crops and getting ready for Winter.  In the Northern Hemisphere, we are waiting to get our native plants and vegetable seedlings in the ground.  For gardeners, Spring means tending new seedlings,  and watching the daily high and l...

Spring has arrived in the northern hemisphere!  Winter is for resting while Spring is for Being Outside, breathing fresh air, and enjoying the Beauty of Creation.  Spring is tiny flowers opening in green grass, a new foal learning to run in the pasture, and buds showing up on fruit trees.  We are seeing new visitors at our bird feeders. Dandelions are everywhere in the yard.  Spring is radiant col...

This morning when I woke up, I could tell it was windy outside.  I turned on my phone, checked the weather, and discovered it was 22 degrees outside and windy.  The wind chill was 12 degrees!  Brrrrrrrr….. !!!  So much for my morning walk!   I find my morning walk makes a big difference in my energy during the day, as well as my focus and concentration.  So, I do miss my morning walk, especially s...

Instinctively, we know that “caring for Creation” is directly related to our survival as Human Beings as well as the health and well-being of this Precious Planet.  These go hand-in-hand.   We are blessed beyond our understanding by the Beauty and Resilience of Nature.  When I have time to walk in a forest or sit with an old-growth tree for a while, I feel so Blessed.  After an hour or two, I feel...

Celtic Daily Prayers for the Week of March 8 2026 We have heard about the violence and destruction of the Nazi regime and the Roman Empire.  Did we ever even consider the possibility that our country would go down a similar road of destruction and devastation?  Regardless of our political persuasion, we are now seeing our current “government” acting deliberately beyond our Constitution.  This is b...

Caring for Ourselves in the Midst of Chaos  We are currently going through extremely difficult and challenging times!  What matters most is the way we move through every day of this ongoing chaos.  The way we walk through every moment determines our health and well-being.  All this Insanity will not last forever, even though it feels like it might.  So, we need to be as conscious and creative as p...

What do we do when the world around us seems to be going crazy and falling apart all at the same time?  We know distractions don’t work for long.  Falling into prolonged frustration and blame doesn’t work.  So, how do we stay healthy and useful to ourselves and others?   Staying Present and Grateful will usually move us out of the dumps.  People in ancient cultures lived more in the Present.  Ther...

One of the most obvious reasons is that we need the Earth!  We need Trees, and Bushes, and Grass for Oxygen as well as food!  Green plants produce fresh O2 through Photosynthesis, a chemical reaction that takes place in the leaves of Trees and Plants and even Cactus!  Photosynthesis is “triggered” by Sunlight.  The plant absorbs Carbon Dioxide, CO2, from the surrounding air and transforms it throu...

Celtic Daily Prayers for the Week of February 22 2026   Christianity originally arrived in “Great Britain” with Joseph of Arimathea!  For unknown reasons, following Jesus’ crucifixion and ascension, Joseph traveled to that island, bringing the gospel of Jesus to the Celtic tribes.  There is no written record of this, only legend.  According to this legend, Joseph came to the area we know now as Gl...

Our Democracy and our ability to retain it, is certainly being tested!  We had another week of ups and downs.  Among the “ups”, our Buddhist Brothers arrived in D.C. to a wonderful welcome by Bishop Budde and a host of dignitaries.  Many thousands welcomed them as they walked into the city.  Several thousand people came when they spoke at the Lincoln Memorial and at Washington Cathedral!  They wer...

Celtic Morning and Evening Prayers Week Beginning Sunday, February 8, 2026 As I write this, we are completing another week of almost unbelievable events, including conflict, violence, and absolutely absurd behavior from way too many people in positions of responsibility! It looks like the world run by people is running off the tracks! So, what can we do to maintain our own sanity and keep our live...

Caring About Creation Is One Way to Stay Healthy !!!   As far as I know, my ancestors did not think of farming and gardening or ranching as “Caring for Creation”.  They considered their relationship with the land as “survival”.  A good crop of alfalfa, oats, or wheat meant cash as well as feed for livestock.  That translated as survival.  In other words, as farm people were waking up in the mornin...

Celtic Morning and Evening Prayers ~ Week of February 1, 2026  When the winds blow and the temperature drops, we know to take shelter and wait out the winter storm.  However, when political winds howl and chaos is raging in our neighborhoods, we are faced with difficult choices.  How can we protect ourselves and those we love when people with masks and guns no longer respect the rule of law or the...

Caring for Creation Is Caring for Ourselves  The events of January 2026 have gone beyond anything I could have imagined, ever.  That is not because I have a limited imagination.  I just never imagined that we would experience the level of cruelty, violence, and inhumanity that we have seen in less than one month into the new year.   There are “wild animals” who do kill for food and defense.  Howev...