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• “Together Requiting the Blessing” by Leonard Marcel, page 1
• “A Letter from the President: Sheltering in Place, Meditating in Place” by Greg Smith, page 3
• “Father Willigis Jäger: Remembering a Seven Thunders Founding Father” by Leonard Marcel, page 4
• “In Memoriam” by Sr. Joan Saalfeld, SNJM, page 5
• “Reflections on the Pandemic” by Mike Seely, page 6
• “Off the Cushion: Crossing Paths” by Paul Birkeland, page 7
• “At Bay” by Greg Smith, page 10

February 2020 Newsletter:

• “Homily for Brother Mark Filut” by Abbot Peter McCarthy
• “A Letter From The President: New Year Sangha” by Matthew McTigue
• “One Last Take” from Brother Mark
• “Rohatsu Sesshin 2019 at Stones & Clouds” recap by Greg Smith
• “January CIR at Mary’s Woods” recap by Nancy Roberts
• “Brother Mark: Showing Up” by Tom Davies
• “Brother Mark: From the Beginning” by Leonard Marcel
• “Brother Mark: Humor and Incense” by Mike Seely
• “Brother Mark: Chortles and Flashlights” by Roy Guptill
• “Brother Mark: Greeter and Teacher” by Mary Malinsky

September 2019 Newsletter

• “Everything is Buddhanature” by Melissa Myozen Blacker
• “A Letter from the President: Enacting Sangha” by Greg Smith
• “Song of Motherhood” by Lisa Rosser
• “Summer Sesshin at Stones & Clouds” recap by Paul Birkeland
• “The 13th Attendee at Summer Sesshin” by Paul Birkeland
• “June CIR at the Abbey” recap by Ed Glad
• “Off the Cushion: Running or Not” by Dan Brown

May 2019 Newsletter

• “Purity of Heart” by Leonard Marcel
• “A Letter from the President: Enacting Sangha” by Greg Smith
• “Palm Sunday CIR at the Abbey” retreat recap by Kailyn Kent
• “Off the Cushion: Fracture Clinic” by Tom Davies

September 2018 Newsletter

• “Gratitude and Thankfulness” by Leonard Marcel
• “A Letter from the President” by Greg Smith, taking steps to address climate change
• June CIR 2018 re-cap: “Two Perspectives” by Lisa Rosser
• Off the Cushion: “Practice in Thin Air” by Dan Dickinson
• Summer Sesshin 2018 and Transmission Ceremony recap by Paul Birkeland
• “Haiku” by Naheed Brown

June 2018 Newsletter

• “Barrier” by Leonard Marcel
• “Entering the ‘Marketplace'” by Gregory Smith and Teresa Dane Marcel
• “A Letter from the President” by Gregory Smith, introducing the guiding mandala used for organizational questions
• Off the Cushion Column: “Moving” by Lisa Rosser