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September 2011

September 15, 2011

Sometimes Life is Simple

We tend to understand our lives as having ever-increasing level of complexity. Nearly instantaneous access...

September 08, 2011

The Ocean is Like God

I spent some time near the ocean last week; the ocean is like God. The...

September 01, 2011

Book Review: The Grateful Heart

Wilkie Au and Noreen Cannon Au are people who get to the heart of things. ...

August 2011

August 30, 2011

The Long and Winding Road to New Camaldoli; or, Finding My Way

August 31 is the feast day of Saint Aidan, a Celtic missionary monk who journeyed...

August 25, 2011

My House is Your House

We have come to associate good hospitality with pampering the most demanding hotel guests. Hospitality...

August 18, 2011

Listening Carefully

People tell me that I am a good listener. I think what they mean is...

July 2011

July 21, 2011

Making a Difference or Making a Living?

Why is it so challenging to be both meaningful and effective at the same time? Why...

July 14, 2011

Tell Me Your Story

There is something about stories; something primal, something essential. Stories attract our attention; we are...

July 12, 2011

Benedict in the Boardroom

Benedict was born around 480 in central Italy and educated in Rome. He disapproved of...

July 07, 2011

Book Review: Approaching God

Approaching God by Lisa Borden is not a collection of intricately constructed theological arguments, nor...

June 2011

June 28, 2011

Reflexion

A few weeks ago I noticed that at least one person had viewed one of...

June 21, 2011

Is an Angry Bird in the Hand Really Worth Two in the Bush?

A few days ago, I was talking with a friend about my enthusiasm for my...

June 09, 2011

Silence

What is there to say about silence? What can words add that silence does not...

May 2011

May 11, 2011

Faith on Tap (Part 3): God Bless the Paulaner Monks!

Faith on Tap” is a short series on the divine connections I see between monastic...

April 2011

April 26, 2011

Faith on Tap (Part 1): Why Your Beer Needed the Benedictines

“Faith on Tap” is a short series on the divine connections I see between monastic...

April 09, 2011

Book Review: Pilgrimage of a Soul

My faith has become more contemplative over the last several years. Sometimes it's a challenge,...

April 07, 2011

Looking at Lent – part two

The second of an ongoing series of reflections on Lent. Click here to read earlier...

March 2011

March 11, 2011

Restorative Justice

We commonly think about crime as something that happens between the government and a defendant....

March 08, 2011

Looking at Lent – part one

Lent is a season of the church calendar which begins on Ash Wednesday, and culminates...

January 2011

January 17, 2011

Reflections on Anne Jackson’s, Permission to Speak Freely

I read a lot. I have loved books for as long as I can remember....

January 17, 2011

Always, We Begin Again (Happy New Year from the Strategic Monastic!)

Hello, and Happy 2011! New Year’s is one of my favorite holidays. I love the...

January 17, 2011

A Quick Primer on Centering Prayer

I am trained and certified as a spiritual director. I am a lay oblate at...

January 04, 2011

Introduction to Centering Prayer: January 22

It sometimes feels like living in the 21st century is all about getting and staying...

December 2010

December 24, 2010

Book Review | For God Alone: A Primer on Prayer

The following is a book review I recently had published on Bonnie Thurston's For God...