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February 2018

February 13, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: The Stillness of Ash Wednesday

The Stillness of Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday is the first day of the liturgical season...

February 06, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: The Stillness When All is Said and Done

Recognizing When All is Said and Done Do we ever really experience life when all...

January 2018

January 30, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Peeling Away the Noise and Confusion

Peeling Away the Noise and Confusion It can be a challenge for us to find a...

January 23, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Why is Stillness So Sacred?

Why is Stillness So Sacred? My experience teaches me there is a deep and powerful...

January 16, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Hearing the Voices in the Silence

Hearing the Voices in the Silence It is easy for us to become entangled in all the...

January 09, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Unexpected Depths of Stillness

Unexpected Depths of Stillness It seems like most days we are not expecting to find depths...

January 02, 2018

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Plumbing the Depth of the Present

Plumbing the Depth of the Present Many of us tend to overlook the depth of...

December 2017

December 28, 2017

Looking Back: 12 Questions For Deeper Reflection From 2017

Questions For Deeper Reflection It can be helpful to look back over the past twelve...

December 26, 2017

Listening to Sacred Stillness: The Week at the End of the Year

The Week at the End of the Year This is it. The final week of...

December 19, 2017

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Finding Stillness in Everyday Life

Finding Stillness in Everyday Life What? Is this some kind of joke? My everyday life is...

December 12, 2017

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Finding the Stillness in the Present Moment

Finding Stillness in the Present Moment We spend our lives running as fast as we...

December 05, 2017

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Hearing the Suffering in the Silence

The Suffering in the Silence As we listen to sacred stillness we hear the suffering...

November 2017

November 28, 2017

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Diving Into Deeper Stillness

Diving Into Deeper Stillness It can feel tempting to spend our time skimming across the surface...

November 21, 2017

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Saying No and Saying Yes

Saying No and Saying Yes Two of the most challenging words for us to use...

November 14, 2017

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Remembering Autumn Stillness

Remembering Autumn Stillness The autumns in my memory are filled with sacred stillness. Now I live in...

November 07, 2017

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Is There Anyone Out There?

Is There Anyone Out There? There are people who spend time each day listening to...

October 2017

October 31, 2017

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Conversations Beyond the Grave

Some people believe spirits are particularly active in our world during Halloween. They see the transition from...

October 24, 2017

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Going Beneath the Surface

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

October 17, 2017

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Looking Beyond What Our Eyes Can See

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

October 10, 2017

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Becoming Open to Hope

Becoming Open to Hope Being hopeful is not necessarily my first inclination. I often look...

October 03, 2017

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Just Rocking and Listening

Rocking and Listening There are times when we all need some rocking and listening. The...

September 2017

September 26, 2017

Listening to Sacred Stillness: What We Hear When We Listen

What We Hear When We Listen We hear remarkable things when we listen. Many of...

September 19, 2017

Listening to Sacred Stillness: Getting Out of Our Own Way

Listening to Sacred Silence Listening to sacred stillness is more than just being calm and sitting...