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January 2021

January 26, 2021

Monastic Strategies: Why Do We Pray for People?

Why Do We Pray For People? It often feels like my social media screens overflow...

January 21, 2021

Practices From the Inside Out: Becoming Our True Selves

Becoming Our True Selves I believe spiritual life, our own unique spiritual path, is all...

January 19, 2021

Monastic Strategies: How Do We Learn to Let Go?

How Do We Learn to Let Go? Many of us believe, whether we realize it...

January 16, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Speaking Truth to Power

Speaking Truth to Power It is easy for us to be confused about Martin Luther...

January 12, 2021

Practices From the Inside Out: Taking a Deep Breath

Taking a Deep Breath This seems like an excellent opportunity for many of us to...

January 07, 2021

Monastic Strategies: Finding Light on the Darkest Day

Light on the Darkest Day For months, many of us have been living through days...

January 05, 2021

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Epiphany Grows in Stillness

Epiphany Grows in Stillness Epiphany grows in stillness, drawing us into deeper understanding and...

December 2020

December 31, 2020

Practices From the Inside Out: The Last Day of an Endless Year

The Last Day of an Endless Year Today is the last day of a year...

December 22, 2020

Practices From the Inside Out: A Contemplative Christmas

A Contemplative Christmas This uniquely challenging year gives many of us an opportunity to practice...

December 17, 2020

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Taking Time for Stillness

Taking Time for Stillness When will we begin taking time for stillness? We value our...

December 15, 2020

Monastic Strategies: Are We Missing Christmas This Year?

Are We Missing Christmas This Year? It is easy to feel lost and believe we...

December 12, 2020

Practices From the Inside Out: Napping Our Way Through Advent

Napping Our Way Through Advent Advent is unique, and has particular lessons for us, each...

December 08, 2020

Monastic Strategies: The Darkest Days of Our Dark Year

The Darkest Days of Our Dark Year Where I live, the next two weeks are...

December 03, 2020

Practices From the Inside Out: A Spiritual Practice of Reading

Spiritual Practice of Reading Building a healthy spiritual practice of reading is about more than...

December 01, 2020

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Stillness on a December Morning

Stillness on a December Morning There were times this year when we were not sure...

November 2020

November 28, 2020

Practices From the Inside Out: Beginning Advent in an Unusual Year

Beginning Advent in an Unusual Year This weekend we are beginning Advent in an unusual...

November 24, 2020

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Settling Into Restful Stillness

Settling Into Restful Stillness This year is a unique opportunity for us. We do not...

November 19, 2020

Practices From the Inside Out: Requiem for a Quarter Million People

Requiem for a Quarter Million People Our country has lost the contributions of a quarter...

November 17, 2020

Listening to Sacred Stillness: The Power of Positive Waiting

The Power of Positive Waiting We do not appreciate waiting. Life is more fun when...

November 12, 2020

Monastic Strategies: Waking Up on a November Morning

Waking Up on a November Morning Waking up on a November morning is particularly challenging...

November 10, 2020

Practices From the Inside Out: Now is the Winter of Our Discontent

Now is the Winter of Our Discontent This has been a long, painful, sorrowful year...

November 05, 2020

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Finding Stillness in a Torrent of Noise

Finding Stillness in a Torrent of Noise We spend our lives seeking stillness in...

November 03, 2020

Monastic Strategies: Living into Intimate Seclusion

Intimate Seclusion This has been a year of intimate seclusion for some of us. Many...

October 2020

October 29, 2020

Practices From the Inside Out: Remembering Those We Have Lost

Remembering Those We Have Lost We are entering a weekend for remembering those we have...

October 27, 2020

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Stepping Into the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Stories We Tell Ourselves We choose who we want to become by stepping into the...

October 22, 2020

Practices From the Inside Out: Watching Fire in the Fireplace

Fire in the Fireplace After the long, extended stretch of this year, we are finally...

October 20, 2020

Monastic Strategies: The Tides of Conversion of Life

The Tides of Conversion of Life People who enter monastic life cross a threshold of...

October 15, 2020

Practices From the Inside Out: Contemplative Voting

Contemplative Voting Voting is something I have practiced for almost as long as I can...

October 13, 2020

Practices From the Inside Out: Living in Extraordinary Time

Living in Extraordinary Time In liturgical churches we divide each year into liturgical seasons. It...

October 07, 2020

Listening to Sacred Stillness When Times Are Turbulent

Stillness When Times Are Turbulent We live in turbulent times. We wake up each morning...