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April 2024

April 23, 2024

Listening to Our Own Rhythms: When Will We Pause to Listen?

Listening to Our Own Rhythms One of the things I like most about my life...

March 2024

March 21, 2024

Bathing in the Stillness of Lent

Bathing in the Stillness of Lent Are we bathing in the stillness of Lent this...

February 2024

February 15, 2024

Listening to the Stillness of Lent

Listening to the Stillness of Lent Are we listening to the stillness of Lent this...

January 2024

January 30, 2024

Looking Beyond What Our Eyes See

What Our Eyes See We trust what our senses tell us and what we experience....

January 16, 2024

Learning How to Pay Attention

Learning How to Pay Attention Many of us like to think we are good listeners,...

January 11, 2024

Going Beneath the Surface

Going Beneath the Surface We think listening to sacred stillness is like stretching out and...

November 2023

November 30, 2023

Listening on the Final Morning of November

Listening on the Final Morning of November There were times this year when we were...

November 09, 2023

Stillness on a November Morning

Stillness on a November Morning November can be a contemplative month. It begins as we...

October 2023

October 24, 2023

The Stories We Choose to Believe

Stories We Choose to Believe We decide who we want to become by stepping into...

October 05, 2023

I Started, But It Did Not Last

I Started, But It Did Not Last People often tell me they started a particular...

September 2023

September 14, 2023

What Can We Hear When We Are Listening?

What Can We Hear When We Are Listening? We can hear remarkable things when we...

August 2023

August 24, 2023

Centering Prayer Online

Centering Prayer Last year a friend of mine, another spiritual director, and I began an...

August 01, 2023

Our Souls Cry Out for Something More

Our Souls Cry Out For Something More We may have survived a pandemic, protecting and...

July 2023

July 25, 2023

Exploring Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface We think listening to sacred stillness is like lying on the beach....

July 06, 2023

Resting in Warm Summer Stillness

Resting in Warm Summer Stillness How is summer going for us so far? Are we settling...

June 2023

June 13, 2023

Discerning Guidance

Discerning Guidance in the Stillness What is guidance and why would we listen to stillness...

May 2023

May 18, 2023

Stillness in the Middle of May

Stillness in the Middle of May There are a few more weeks of spring left...

May 09, 2023

Taking Time for Stillness

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

April 2023

April 25, 2023

Getting Out of Our Own Way

Getting Out of Our Own Way Listening to sacred stillness is more than just being...

April 11, 2023

April Morning Stillness

April Morning Stillness I walk out the door just before dawn breaks in on April...

March 2023

March 21, 2023

When Time Stands Still

When Time Stands Still There are moments when time stands still. They may be captured...

February 2023

February 28, 2023

The Stillness of Lent: Listening to Sacred Stillness

The Stillness of Lent Are we listening to the stillness of Lent this year? Last...

February 07, 2023

Are We Ready to Emerge From Hibernation?: Listening to Sacred Stillness

Are We Ready to Emerge From Hibernation? Some days feel like it is all too...

January 2023

January 24, 2023

Turning Dancing Into Mourning: Listening to Sacred Stillness

Turning Dancing Into Mourning I live in Southern California, close to the cities of Alhambra...

January 05, 2023

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Epiphanies Reveal Themselves in Stillness

Epiphanies Reveal Themselves in Stillness Epiphanies reveal themselves in stillness, drawing us into deeper understanding...

December 2022

December 08, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Online Centering Prayer

Online Centering Prayer A few months ago a friend of mine, another spiritual director, and...

November 2022

November 15, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Finding Stillness in the Busyness

Finding Stillness in the Busyness This can be a contemplative time of year. It is...

October 2022

October 25, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Staying Out of Our Own Way

Getting In Our Own Way Listening to sacred stillness is about more than just being calm and...

October 11, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: The Stillness of a Full Moon

The Stillness of a Full Moon Once each month, a full moon hangs in the...

September 2022

September 27, 2022

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Is Anyone Listening?

Is Anyone Listening? There are times when I wonder whether anyone is listening, even me....