The Divine Pomegranate: One Fruit, Many Seeds by Rev. Susan Shannon, M.Div. January 2009 Rev. Susan Shannon Hinduism began shaping my spiritual heart when I was in my teens, in the streets of Seattle. A group of Hari Krishnas paced and prayed in Pike Place Market, one of my first and

Death Row Butterfly By Rev. Susan Shannon, M. Div. Rev. Susan Shannon I hadn’t been to Death Row to meet with my Buddhist Sangha for about a month due to my staff sponsor and escort being out of town. Last night I met with group one of the 3 Buddhist groupings

Falling Fruit by Rev. Susan Shannon, M.Div. February 2009 "Do you not see how God compares a good word to a good tree? Its root is firm and its branches are in the sky; it yields its fruit in every season by God's leave." (Qur’an, Surah 14: 22)  Rev. Susan Shannon

The Chaplain and the Inmates by Rev. Susan Shannon, MDiv Editor's Note: Rev. Susan Shannon is a prison chaplain trained at The Chaplaincy Institute. This compelling story introduces two former San Quentin inmates who talk about their struggles to come to terms with guilt and shame, and how Susan introduced them to a