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July 2014

July 30, 2014

The Hidden Tradition of Christian Mysticism

Karl Rahner, one of the most renowned Christian theologians of the twentieth century, once famously...

July 30, 2014

Lectio Divina Every Day

"Love for Jesus is fed by constant meditation on the Gospels." — Michael Casey, OCSO...

July 29, 2014

Beatrice of Nazareth: Seven Manners of Divine Love

Today is the feast day of one of the lesser known of Cistercian blesseds (and...

July 27, 2014

Interfaith-Friendly Christianity?

Jesus, following the law of his people, instructed his followers to "love your neighbor as yourself."...

July 16, 2014

Prologue 9

“Prologue 9”? What does that mean, pray tell? It’s an allusion to the Rule of...

July 04, 2014

Monastic Life from the Inside

Recently I have read two wonderful books that offer a glimpse into the life of...

June 2014

June 01, 2014

“That God’s Love Might Live in Us” — A Few Lovely Words from Thomas Merton

I've been re-reading Thomas Merton's The Waters of Siloe for a class I'm teaching at the...

May 2014

May 19, 2014

Living with Hospice

Today is my stepdaughter Rhiannon's 29th birthday. It's always a sweet day, but today is...

May 10, 2014

A Prayer for the Morning

Beautiful God, Blessed Trinity, I thank you for the gift of this new day. O...

April 2014

April 16, 2014

Finding Faith in Midlife

Talk about a trip down memory lane. Richard Cole's Catholic By Choice: Why I Embraced...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Blessed are the peacemakers, and today I want to celebrate two such persons in particular....

March 20, 2014

Spirituality for the Second Half of Life… and Beyond

It's been almost three years now since the release of Richard Rohr's Falling Upward: A...

March 14, 2014

The Silence of the Heart

In its very last paragraph, Norris J. Chumley describes Be Still and Know, his new...

March 04, 2014

The Choices We Make Determine Who We Are

This morning I was reading St. John of the Cross, and came across this passage....

February 2014

February 18, 2014

Concerning Contemplative Prayer and Spiritual Xenophobia

Contemplative spirituality is a spirituality in which, in the words of Richard Rohr, "everything belongs."...

February 03, 2014

Sometimes When I Sit in Silence…

Contemplative prayer — the prayer of sitting in silence, waiting in faith and trust on...

January 2014

January 22, 2014

Seven Books I Hope to Read in 2014

Are you looking for a book or two to read, on the topics of contemplation...

January 09, 2014

Requiem for a Trappist Monk

Rest in peace, Father Luke Kot. Father Luke died tonight, at the age of 102....

December 2013

December 20, 2013

Preparing for the Silent Night (Conclusion)

Okay, I'm loving The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander so much that I have to give...

December 18, 2013

Preparing for the Silent Night (Part Two)

This is the second of a series of Advent reflections. To read the first part,...

December 16, 2013

Preparing for the Silent Night (Part One)

My Advent reading for this year is The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander. A twentieth...

December 11, 2013

Interfaith Dialogue, Interspirituality, and Holy Daring

Recently I spoke at a church located about an hour north of where I live....

December 10, 2013

Keeping Spirituality Grounded

One of the pitfalls of contemplative practice is that we can easily get stuck in...

December 05, 2013

Mirabai Starr: Giving Julian of Norwich a Lucid Voice

Julian of Norwich's Showings shines with luminous mystical wisdom. If there is one mystic I...

December 04, 2013

The Kenosis of Clutter

True confession time: I'm a clutter bug. I always have been, with books, CDs, and...

October 2013

October 22, 2013

The Fullness of Our Destiny

I picked up a copy of an old book called The Laughter of God: At Ease...

October 18, 2013

Deep Listening

The other day when several folks gathered at a church in Atlanta to participate in...

October 10, 2013

Three Wonderful New Julian of Norwich Books

I'm not sure why the fall of 2013 belongs to Julian of Norwich (except to...

October 08, 2013

Sharing in the Passion of Christ (Why Contemplation is Revolutionary)

In September and October 2013 I wrote a series of blog posts called "Why Contemplation...

October 04, 2013

Chaos, Crisis, and the Pursuit of the Vision of God (Why Contemplation is Revolutionary)

In September and October 2013 I wrote a series of blog posts called "Why Contemplation...