We celebrate twenty years as wilderness and urban hermits exploring desert wisdom. Thank you, friends, for two decades of support. "They who abide in friendship," wrote 12th-century Cistercian monk Aelred of Rievaulx, "abide in God, and God in them." Our latest Caravans newsletter focuses  on the glory of friendship and includes a montage of our 20-year adventure. Read it here.[dipl_tilt_image image="https://sandandsky.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20thAnnivFlat.webp" alt="Tessa and Fr. Dave...

Our Winter 2024 Caravans newsletter is now available here. We celebrate a fruitful 2024 and look forward to celebrating our twenty-fifth anniversary with you in 2025. Read about Tessa’s joyful experience as World Wisdom Teacher at Naropa University. Ponder Dave’s reflections on the nightmare of Gaza, with suggestions for how to help. Fortify...

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We also offer David Denny’s moving Advent poem, “Story Teller,” Tessa...

Our Summer Caravans newsletter is now available here. You'll find a description of our lovely weekend in Patagonia, Arizona, where we built an altar, explored what we can learn from scarred saguaros, and how poetry awakens us to contemplative wonder. Caravans includes responses to our Fire and Light podcast, which we launched in January. If...

Our December 2022 Caravans newsletter is now available here. Catch up on our fruitful autumn and the vision behind our new web sites. We  offer a lovely...

Our Summer 2021 Caravans includes reflections on poetry and the pandemic and introduces Fr. Dave’s recent posts on racial...