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October 2018

October 17, 2018

3 Daily Prayers for the Spiritual but not Religious

Do you believe in a force that is greater than yourself? If yes, how do...

September 2018

September 05, 2018

Prayers for the Sick, the Lonely and the Sleepless

I just spent the better part of a day with an ailing family member in...

June 2018

June 13, 2018

The “Five Dings a Day” Spiritual Practice

In Meaningful Work, A Quest to do Great Business, Find Your Calling and Feed Your...

May 2018

May 24, 2018

A 4-step guide to the prayer that’s “better than meditation”

It’s called centering prayer and it's a method of prayer that comes out of an ancient...

March 2018

March 07, 2018

Unsure of your path? Try this prayer from Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton is perhaps the most influential Catholic author of our time, writing over 60...

November 2017

November 21, 2017

The one prayer you need to say at Thanksgiving.

Is it any wonder that, after Christmas, Thanksgiving is the favorite holiday of Americans? For...

August 2017

August 17, 2017

The Magical Prayer That Was Proven to Make Marriages Stronger

A 20-year study was recently completed at Florida State University on the positive effects of...

June 2017

June 28, 2017

Finding God in Silence: Centering Prayer in 5 Easy Steps

In silence, we come to know God. The evocative quote above comes from Benjamin Riggs...

February 2017

February 25, 2017

Revealing the mystical secrets of Kabbalah.

Kabbalah is the ancient Jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of the Bible. It has been...

February 09, 2017

Does God have a secret hiding place?

Every now and then, we can have the feeling that God is missing in action....

January 2017

January 06, 2017

“Dear God, I’m doing the best I can.” (Remembering Huston Smith)

Perhaps the great religious scholar of our time died last week in Berkeley, California. His...

November 2016

November 23, 2016

6o-Second Inspiration: The Prayer of Thanks.

The official day of “thanks” is now upon us and there’s no better time to...

October 2016

October 02, 2016

60-Second Inspiration: The Value of Praying for Nothing.

Each morning, I say the prayer of gratitude. Along with my early morning run, it’s...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

The guy who gives thanks for his Stage 4 cancer.

His name is Mike and I’ve known him for over a decade. While we work...

November 2015

November 22, 2015

How to put more happy in your Thanksgiving—with gratitude.

What makes Thanksgiving so special to us? When you think about it, it’s a very...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

A Priest and an Atheist Walk into a Bar: A Story about Faith.

What is the nature of faith? Why do some of us believe that there is...

March 2015

March 29, 2015

The powerful prayer that was forgotten about for centuries—and its amazing comeback.

What do you do when it feels like your prayers are going into a deep,...

February 2015

February 06, 2015

A Look at Non-Stop Prayer—and a Very Doable Alternative.

I’ve always been fascinated by the simple edict found at in the New Testament to...

December 2014

December 01, 2014

Finding Meaning in the Silence of God.

Some books and authors try to define the nature of God and Lord knows I...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

You’re spiritual, your job is not. So how do you cope?

Are you a fellow participant in the rat race? If you’re like me, and regularly...

September 11, 2014

Three prayers that can help you daily, starting today.

How often do you pray? I’ve always been fascinated by the Muslim religion and its adherents...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

Three Bible passages that may blow your mind (in a good way).

A version of this post originally appeared about three years ago at Elephant Journal and...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

The One Prayer to Say on Thanksgiving (and the 364 days that follow).

"If the only prayer you ever say is thank you, it will be enough." -...

September 2013

September 22, 2013

How to talk to God—and have God talk back.

We’ve all had those moments in life when we’re facing an especially tough decision or...

July 2013

July 03, 2013

Does spirituality mix with a good wine or beer buzz?

As I write this, it’s Wednesday and I am winding things down at work in...

January 2013

January 04, 2013

How to be more spiritual in 2013 in just 60 seconds a day.

We all start the new year with grand plans. We’re going to get in shape....

December 2012

December 09, 2012

How a 700-Year Old Prayer Can Help You Find God.

Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in...

November 2012

November 06, 2012

Surviving Sandy: Prayer, an angel and my black Buddha.

You’ll be reading this post several days after I wrote it, when I again have...