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February 2022

February 22, 2022

Monastic Strategies: Crying Peace When There is No Peace

Crying Peace When There is No Peace We live in a world where peace is...

February 03, 2022

Monastic Strategies: Being a Monk in the City

Being a Monk in the City Some of us believe it is impossible to be...

January 2022

January 13, 2022

Guest Post; Book Review; The Hermits of Big Sur by Paula Huston

My guest today is Charles Kruger, a San Francisco Bay area arts practitioner also known...

December 2021

December 14, 2021

Monastic Strategies: We Are Lights Shining in the Darkness

Lights Shining in the Darkness We live in a world of deep darkness where many...

October 2021

October 05, 2021

Monastic Strategies: My Mind Carries Me Away

My Mind Carries Me Away There are times when my contemplative practices welcome me into...

August 2021

August 26, 2021

Monastic Strategies: The Long Road to New Camaldoli

The Long Road to New Camaldoli I try to spend some time on retreat at...

August 10, 2021

Monastic Strategies: Are We Making a World of Difference?

A World of Difference Some people I know believe monastic communities are about turning...

July 2021

July 01, 2021

Monastic Strategies: A Summer of Drought and Fire

A Summer of Drought and Fire When I was growing up, the place where I...

June 2021

June 15, 2021

Monastic Strategies: Each Morning We Begin Again

Each Morning We Begin Again Many of us think of spiritual life as an overwhelming...

June 01, 2021

Monastic Strategies: What Do We Want to Believe?

What Do We Want to Believe? Every so often each of us needs to tilt...

May 2021

May 06, 2021

Monastic Strategies: Our Souls Cry Out For Something More

Our Souls Cry Out For Something More We have survived the pandemic, protecting and preserving...

April 2021

April 08, 2021

Monastic Strategies: A Year of Isolation and Being Alone

A Year of Isolation and Being Alone Many of us have experienced more isolation and...

April 01, 2021

Monastic Strategies: The Wisdom of a Spiritual Fool

The Wisdom of a Spiritual Fool Today we celebrate the apparent foolishness of wisdom and...

March 2021

March 23, 2021

Monastic Strategies: Saying Goodbye and Saying Hello

Saying Goodbye and Saying Hello It is a challenge for us to let go and...

March 06, 2021

Monastic Strategies: Living One Moment at a Time

Living One Moment at a Time The year since last March has seemed, at different...

February 2021

February 11, 2021

Monastic Strategies: Embracing Each New Morning

Embracing Each New Morning We wake up each new morning. Remembering who we are, we...

February 02, 2021

Monastic Strategies: In the Shade of Trees We Did Not Plant

In the Shade of Trees We Did Not Plant We live our lives walking in...

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 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 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...

December 2020

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 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...

November 2020

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 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 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...

March 2020

March 26, 2020

Practices From the Inside Out: Praying for Those Who Are Alone

Praying for Those Who Are Alone "Silence For all people in their daily life and...

March 19, 2020

Monastic Strategies: Our Pilgrimage Begins With Staying Home

Our Pilgrimage Begins With Staying Home Almost all of us have begun a pilgrimage recently....

March 12, 2020

Monastic Strategies: How Are We Embodying Spiritual Life?

Are We Embodying Spiritual Life? Some of us believe spiritual life is about what we...

February 2020

February 27, 2020

Monastic Strategies: What Are We Doing When We Hate?

What Are We Doing When We Hate? What we hate appears to define our world....

February 13, 2020

Monastic Strategies: Are We Hiding From the Real World?

Are We Hiding From the Real World? Some of us believe people who live monastic...