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February 2019

February 26, 2019

Unteachable Lessons: Why Wisdom Can’t Be Taught (and Why That’s Okay)

My dear friends, it's time to announce a new book that's coming out this fall....

February 17, 2019

Great Mystical Book Covers

The other day I wrote a post about a dream I had back in the...

January 2019

January 14, 2019

Twelve Contemplative Books for Spiritual Transformation

A reader named Andrew wrote to me and asked this question: What do you think...

December 2018

December 28, 2018

The Privilege of Silence

Back in 2003, I spent a day at a relatively new monastery near Sligo, Ireland....

December 14, 2018

Mysticism, Contemplation, and Celtic Spirituality: A Guide to Books by Yours Truly

Every now and then I get an email or an in-person comment from someone who...

December 11, 2018

Walking in Wonder: This Book of Conversations with John O’Donohue is Everything You Hope It Would Be

"So the spiritual life is about the liberation of God from our images of him,"...

November 2018

November 29, 2018

An Ocean of Light — Martin Laird’s Must-Read New Book on Contemplation

Rejoice, my friends. The author who is arguably our most eloquent and learned living authority...

November 26, 2018

Three Wonderful Julian of Norwich Books

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

November 21, 2018

Devotional Reading for the Three Celtic Lents

Previously I have written about how, in ancient times, Celtic monks observed three "Lents" —...

October 2018

October 10, 2018

Want to Learn About Zen? Here’s a Book to Get You Started

Introduction to Zen Koans: Learning the Language of Dragons is the latest book by James Ishmael...

September 2018

September 12, 2018

C. S. Lewis in the Digital Age: An Amazing Collection of Books from Verbum

Did you know that one of the most popular authors in Catholic bookstores is a...

August 2018

August 24, 2018

Getting to Know A Dangerous Mystic

Meister Eckhart is one of the most renowned of Christian mystics: a medieval philosopher who...

August 17, 2018

Three Forthcoming Books On Silence You Won’t Want to Miss

Over the next six months at least three noteworthy books on one of my favorite...

August 08, 2018

Two Complementary Guides to Mystical Devotion

Prayer and meditation — at least for people who believe in God, they go together...

July 2018

July 28, 2018

A Miscellaneous List of Books I Like (And Recommend)

I love booklists. I find browsing someone's list of recommended titles is a great way...

July 23, 2018

Give Love, Receive the Kingdom: A New Treat for Lovers of English Spirituality

If you love the spirituality of the English people, a new treat awaits you, courtesy...

July 16, 2018

Sarah Coakley on Thomas Merton: The Climate of Monastic Prayer

To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the last book Thomas Merton completed before his death,...

July 11, 2018

What’s in a (Sacred) Story? Meditating on the Mysteries of Your Faith

To be a mystic is to be the explorer of both Divine and human mysteries...

April 2018

April 09, 2018

The Heart of the Gospel is Love (and Richard Rohr is an Expert Guide)

I have spent the last several days simply devouring Richard Rohr's newest book, Essential Teachings on...

March 2018

March 12, 2018

Three Evelyn Underhill Anthologies To Inspire Your Contemplative Practice

It's no secret that I consider Evelyn Underhill one of the most important Christian mystics...

March 12, 2018

The Little Book of Christian Mysticism is Now Available!

I'm pleased to announce that The Little Book of Christian Mysticism has been published. If you have...

February 2018

February 12, 2018

A First Look at My Christian Mysticism Trilogy

This photo appeared on Twitter a few days ago: I got the goodie package @CarlMcColman...

February 01, 2018

The Ethics of Sharing Mystical Knowledge: Meister Eckhart and the Cloud Author

Pick up any edition of The Cloud of Unknowing, and you are likely to find...

January 2018

January 29, 2018

Praying with Evelyn Underhill — and the Celtic Saints

Believe it or not, Lent is just over two weeks away. Which means it is...

December 2017

December 13, 2017

Fundamentalism versus Contemplation

In his book Peace Be With You: Monastic Wisdom for a Terror-Filled World, Orthodox Christian...

December 06, 2017

Happy Birthday, Evelyn Underhill

December 6 is Evelyn Underhill's birthday, born this day in 1875. Not only did she...

November 2017

November 16, 2017

What Can We Learn from that Foolish St. Francis?

Today's guest contributor is Jon M. Sweeney, author of The Saint Francis Holy Fool Prayer Book. Read Jon's...

October 2017

October 26, 2017

Six Books on Christian Spirituality (and the Order in Which to Read Them)

It's always a little awkward to write about my own books. But today's post is...

October 11, 2017

Coming in April 2018: The Little Book of Christian Mysticism! (Pre-Order Your Copy Today)

I have a new book coming in April 2018: The Little Book of Christian Mysticism!...

September 2017

September 24, 2017

Is It Okay for Catholics to Read Richard Rohr?

A reader of this blog, who is currently the member of a Protestant church but is...