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January 2023

January 05, 2023

Discover the Three Forms of Contemplation, according to Evelyn Underhill! (Free Online Event: Sign Up Now)

Hi friends! Join me on Thursday, January 19 for a special Zoom call in which...

August 2022

August 06, 2022

Memento Mori: The Contemplation of Death and the Wonder of Life

Twice this week I have learned of the death of an acquaintance. I hesitate to...

November 2020

November 24, 2020

The Prayer of Recollection: A Classic Mystical Practice as Taught by Evelyn Underhill

Contemplative spirituality has its own jargon, and this "language of prayer" evolves over time....

June 2020

June 15, 2020

Evelyn Underhill, Baron Friedrich von Hügel, and the Journey of Spiritual Formation

Today (June 15) is a day for remembering the passing of Evelyn Underhill, who died...

July 2019

July 19, 2019

Celebrating Evelyn Underhill

A note from Carl: It was forty years ago this summer — the summer of...

January 2019

January 07, 2019

The Contemplative Life in Three Easy Steps

Origen of Alexandria came up with the idea first. Unless you're a Christian history geek,...

December 2018

December 04, 2018

Are Art and Mysticism Two Sides of the Same Coin?

I've been thinking about the relationship between contemplation and creativity. This is inspired in part...

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...

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 06, 2017

Happy Birthday, Evelyn Underhill

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

April 2017

April 24, 2017

C. S. Lewis, Brendan the Navigator, and Evelyn Underhill

In March I was one of several presenters at a symposium on C. S. Lewis and...

April 10, 2017

Is it possible to be a “Do It Yourself” Christian Mystic? Evelyn Underhill would say “No” — and I agree with her

Nearly all Christian mystics maintain that an essential characteristic of Christian mysticism is participation in the Body...

March 2017

March 03, 2017

Why Evelyn Underhill Remains Required Reading After Over 100 Years

A Book for All Time: Why Evelyn Underhill’s Mysticism Still Matters For pretty much...

June 2016

June 15, 2016

Remembering (and Praying with) Evelyn Underhill

Today (June 15, 2016) marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the death of Evelyn Underhill, the...

January 2016

January 27, 2016

Relational Contemplation

The Christian faith stands on the recognition that God is Love. Therefore, love is the heart...

March 2015

March 19, 2015

“Just a touch of wildness” — or, How Evelyn Underhill schooled C. S. Lewis on the ways of God

One of my favorite contemplative authors from the early twentieth century — Evelyn Underhill —...

September 2009

September 05, 2009

Five Marks of Authentic Mysticism (Underhill)

In her introduction to Orbis Books' Essential Writings of Evelyn Underhill, Emilie Griffin notes that...