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August 2022

August 25, 2022

Monastic Strategies: Refugees From Spiritual Drought

Refugees From Spiritual Drought Next week I will be on a trip to find refuge...

August 23, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Discovering Light in the Dark

Discovering Light in the Dark We sit in the dark, unable to sleep, early in...

August 16, 2022

Spiritual Direction: Practical Theologians

Practical Theologians For many of us the idea of practical theology seems like an oxymoron....

August 11, 2022

Practices From the Inside Out: Where Do We Worship?

When Do We Worship? Many of us do not think we spend much time paying...

August 09, 2022

Spiritual Direction: When Our Fear Shapes Us

When Our Fear Shapes Us It is a challenge for many of us to be...

August 04, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Exploring the Depths of Stillness

Exploring the Depths of Stillness Many of us tend to overlook the depths of stillness....

July 2022

July 28, 2022

Practices From the Inside Out: Paying Unfocused Attention

Paying Unfocused Attention Focus is one of my strengths. Concentrating is not usually difficult for...

July 26, 2022

Monastic Strategies: Is This Summer a Turning Point For Us?

Is This Summer a Turning Point For Us? There are times when our lives seem...

July 14, 2022

Spiritual Direction: The Power of Our Metaphors

The Power of Our Metaphors Our metaphors help us decide how we want to live...

July 12, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: When Stillness Hides Its Face From Us

When Stillness Hides Its Face From Us How do we respond when stillness hides its...

June 2022

June 30, 2022

Practices From the Inside Out: Celebrating Our Revolutionary Independence

Celebrating Our Revolutionary Independence Monday is the anniversary of the day 246 years ago when...

June 28, 2022

Spiritual Direction: How Much Further Can We Go?

How Much Further Can We Go? There are days, sometimes weeks or years, when we...

June 23, 2022

Practices From the Inside Out: How Are We Practicing Summer This Year?

How Are We Practicing Summer? Many of us have begun to understand summer in new...

June 21, 2022

Monastic Strategies: Having a Rule of Life

Having a Rule of Life Some people who talk about spiritual life describe having or...

June 16, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Stillness Extends Under the Surface

Stillness Extends Under the Surface It can be tempting to spend our time skimming across the...

June 14, 2022

Spiritual Direction: Contemplative Conversations Online

Contemplative Conversations Online Many of us are struggling to know how to have meaningful...

June 07, 2022

Monastic Strategies, Book Reviews: A Conversation With Mark Dowd

A Conversation With Mark Dowd I posted a review of My Tsunami Journey by Mark...

May 2022

May 31, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: On the Final Morning in May

On the Final Morning in May The mourning dove which has adopted us and our...

May 26, 2022

A Litany in the Wake of a Mass Shooting

Litany in the Wake of a Mass Shooting from Bishops United Against Gun Violence. God...

May 24, 2022

Practices From the Inside Out: A Week to Remember

A Week to Remember This is a week for remembering and reflecting on how we...

May 19, 2022

Spiritual Direction: Discerning Our Next Steps on the Path

Discerning Our Next Steps on the Path Some of us appreciate a clearly marked path. I...

May 17, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Giving Ourselves Twenty Minutes Each Day

Giving Ourselves Twenty Minutes Each Day When I listen to sacred stillness for twenty minutes...

May 11, 2022

Practices From the Inside Out: What is Your Super Power?

What is Your Super Power? Which of our abilities makes us super heroes? What is...

May 04, 2022

Monastic Strategies: Spiritual Life Walks in the World

Spiritual Life Walks in the World It is a challenge for us to recognize how...

April 2022

April 26, 2022

Spiritual Direction: What We Know and What We Don’t Know

What We Know and What We Don't Know I've looked at life from both sides...

April 20, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Recognizing the Qualities of Stillness

Qualities of Stillness Most of us think about stillness as something which is either/or, binary....

April 16, 2022

Practices From the Inside Out: The Great Vigil of Easter

The Great Vigil of Easter I belong to a liturgical church. It is not enough...

April 12, 2022

Book Review: My Tsunami Journey by Mark Dowd

My Tsunami Journey: The Quest for God in a Broken World Mark Dowd's tsunami journey...

April 07, 2022

Spiritual Direction: Where Do We Turn?

Where Do We Turn? Where do we turn when we cannot find justice or peace?...

March 2022

March 29, 2022

Monastic Strategies: The Power of Curiosity

The Power of Curiosity Many of the things we do are motivated by curiosity. We...