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April 2012

April 02, 2012

Clear the Money Changers

The money changers were more than just a commercialization of the house of God--they were...

March 2012

March 29, 2012

Don’t Complain

Complaining places our focus in the wrong places--it is no call to prophetic justice or...

March 16, 2012

Keep Your Word

Let your yes be yes, let your no be no Make fewer promises and strive...

February 2012

February 26, 2012

Sit In One Place

Find a place--a street corner, a park, your front porch, a bench in a mall....

February 25, 2012

Welcome Beauty

God made the world as a place of beauty Bare witness to that beauty by...

February 24, 2012

Create Space to Hear

Spend 10 minutes in silence Sit in a straight backed chair and breath deeply Whenever...

February 21, 2012

Mardi Gras

The season of lent begins tomorrow, so today is Mardi Gras--Fat Tuesday. Spend 10 minutes...

February 15, 2012

Be Present

Imagine yourself with Christ. Pick a particular story or scene from the gospels--the feeding of...

February 10, 2012

Fast

Fast from all food and caloric drinks until 5 PM Pay special attention to your...

February 08, 2012

As God Sees

Our goal is to see as God sees, to change our vision to God's vision...

February 05, 2012

Commune

Commune means literally to "be with the body" Commune with the body of Christ--in the...

February 01, 2012

Slow Reading

Read John 6:52-59 Read it again slowly, pausing wherever you are drawn to stop and...

January 2012

January 24, 2012

Different Gifts

By the time you read this you will have already experienced many gifts--the muscles that...

January 21, 2012

Icon

An icon is an image that opens up our vision of the divine. Think about...

January 17, 2012

Feast of St. Antony

Meditate on Christ's call: "Do not be anxious about tomorrow." Such meditation resulted in St....

January 10, 2012

Healing

Imagine your life is a body. Think about the wounds on the body-- the cuts...

January 09, 2012

Walk with Jesus

Read the story of the road to Emmaus found in Luke 24:13-35 Place yourself within...

January 07, 2012

Clean the Dishes

Clean the dishes, Pick up a messy room, Organize your desk-- Find a mundane act...

January 06, 2012

Theophany

Called Epiphany in the West, Theophany in the East, today is a celebration of the...

December 2011

December 28, 2011

Evening Sit

In the evening sit in a straight backed chair Replay your day Think about where...

December 27, 2011

Obedience

"Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we obey his...

December 24, 2011

Shepherds

The first witnesses to the birth of Christ outside of the holy family were the...

December 21, 2011

Fully God, Fully Man

Sit in silence and imagine Jesus Christ Pray to Jesus as God Pray to Christ...

December 17, 2011

Palms-down, Palms-up

Give your fears, anxieties, thoughts to Christ Receive his love, mercy, and resources for life...

December 15, 2011

Sit Still

Set a timer for 10 minutes Sit quietly in a straight-backed chair Clear your mind,...

December 08, 2011

God Hunt

Take a 30 minute walk Look for God Realize God is often in disguise