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January 2017

January 06, 2017

The Assurance of Winter

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And...

November 2016

November 22, 2016

Redwoods, Give Me A Word

The towering redwoods of northern California have always mystified me. I'm constantly swept away with...

September 2016

September 06, 2016

The Voice of the Heart

Listening to the voice of my heart has never come easy for me. I'm usually...

July 2016

July 14, 2016

The Sacredness of Now

The bells began to ring just outside my window for Vigils, 3:15 am prayer, and...

May 2016

May 21, 2016

The Desert Mirage

In 2012 I began traveling to monasteries for respite, silence, solitude, and space. I started...

February 2016

February 05, 2016

How is Edification Like an Eggplant? On the Gathering, Preparation, and Digestion of Old Spiritual Texts

In the past few posts on old spiritual texts, we have moved from those...

February 03, 2016

If Old Spiritual Texts Seem So Boring, Then Why Should We Read Them?

In the last post, I explored the way that, once we have moved beyond the glitter...

February 01, 2016

Why Do Old Spiritual Texts Seem Boring?

Part of prayer is learning to pray with all other Christians – where two or...

January 2016

January 26, 2016

Our Hearts Are Deadly Until They Find Rest In You

The most perilous place for each of us is the desert within our own hearts;...

January 18, 2016

Lessons From Brother Ass on a Blue Monday

“Variable and therefore miserable condition of man; this minute, I was well, and am ill,...

December 2015

December 31, 2015

On the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

How best to let Him grow in us, we learn From you, Theotokos, mother of...

December 23, 2015

Resting in Silence

“It all happened in silence; it happens in silence.” A Monk of Snowmass Monastery While...

December 22, 2015

Saintly Devotion as a Pathway to Encounter

Many of people I would call "Neo-Contemplatives" that I have met within Catholicism have...

December 17, 2015

The Modern Day Desert

“To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender...

December 15, 2015

The Company of Hope

“As I breathe, I hope.” Cicero We all know that this isn’t a pleasant time...

December 14, 2015

Memorial of St. John of the Cross

“Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to...

December 13, 2015

The Hard Sayings of Gaudete Sunday

Brothers and sisters: Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! Your...

December 09, 2015

An Invitation Into Wonder

“Wonder is involuntary praise.” English Poet, Edward Young, (1683-1765) Reflection: Whether we reflect on it or...