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May 2016

May 12, 2016

Book Review: Finding Livelihood

Many of us struggle with questions of livelihood. What are we drawn to do? Where is...

May 07, 2016

Holding Things Loosely

We believe in the power of holding on tight. We surround ourselves with things we...

April 2016

April 30, 2016

An Intimate Connection to Immensity

Spiritual life is more than a feeling, more than an idea, more than how we...

April 23, 2016

Spiritual Life and Waiting

I spent more than my usual share of time this week in waiting rooms. I...

April 16, 2016

Spiritual Life is Not About Our Things

Some people appear to believe spiritual life is all about getting things. We may pray...

April 09, 2016

Walking Prayer

Walking is important to me. I walk whenever I can. I relate to other people differently...

April 02, 2016

Where Did Easter Go?

Easter was here just a week ago. After weeks of preparing and practicing in Lent,...

March 2016

March 26, 2016

Easter? On Saturday Night?

I belong to a liturgical church. We spend three days this week moving from the season of Lent into...

March 25, 2016

What is So Good About this Friday?

I belong to a liturgical church. We spend three days this week moving from the season of Lent into...

March 24, 2016

What is Maundy Thursday?

I belong to a liturgical church. We divide each year into liturgical seasons. This week...

March 19, 2016

Spiritual Life Does Not Fall Asleep

Spiritual life inspires us to rest and reflect on deep truths, to know our true selves well....

March 12, 2016

Spiritual Life is Not About Finding the Solution

There have been times when I assumed spiritual life was like being in school. If we...

March 05, 2016

Paying Attention to Spiritual Life

There are people who appear to believe spiritual life is all about the past. They...

February 2016

February 27, 2016

Spiritual Life Creates Sacred Time

We hear people talk about sacred spaces. Actors and directors tell us the theatre becomes...

February 20, 2016

Living Spiritual Life

It is easy for us to forget, and think spiritual life is about special effects. We...

February 13, 2016

The Joy of Lent

I belong to a liturgical church. We divide each year into liturgical seasons. A new...

February 06, 2016

Spiritual Life is Like Breathing In & Breathing Out

People ask me to help them recognize and appreciate spiritual life. Some people practice specific ways...

January 2016

January 30, 2016

Spiritual Life Makes Me Laugh

Lots of people take spiritual life very seriously. Some of us understand spiritual life as...

January 05, 2016

There is More

There are times when we feel we have done everything we have set out to...

December 2015

December 19, 2015

Spiritual Life Creates Sacred Space

We may not remember much of anything from the story of Christmas in Bethlehem. The one thing we...

December 16, 2015

12 Things We Learned in 2015

So, what have we learned this year? 1. Back row leaders have probably taught me more...

December 12, 2015

Spiritual Life is Now

Some people think spiritual life has already happened in the past. They may feel spiritual life...

December 05, 2015

Violence and Silence

We are immersed in a culture with a clear perspective on violence and force. Our nation...

November 2015

November 28, 2015

Spiritual Life is Light in the Darkness

My understanding of spiritual life, the ways I live it in the world, are...

November 21, 2015

Spiritual Life From the Ground Up

We often think of spiritual life as being ethereal, floating in the air like smoke....

November 15, 2015

Book Review: Seeking Surrender

Seeking Surrender: How My Friendship With a Trappist Monk Taught Me to Trust and Embrace Life by...

November 14, 2015

Spiritual Life is Not Being Afraid

There are people who believe spiritual life is based in being afraid. Some are afraid of what...

November 07, 2015

Spiritual Life and Being Religious

There are people who believe spiritual life is inextricably interwoven with being religious. Some people...

October 2015

October 24, 2015

Spiritual Life is Deeply Human

There are people who seem to think spiritual life is super human. Some of us...

October 17, 2015

Spiritual Life is About Flying

There are people who see spiritual life as if they were geese standing on a lakeshore....