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June 15, 2020
Evelyn Underhill, Baron Friedrich von Hügel, and the Journey of Spiritual Formation
Today (June 15) is a day for remembering the passing of Evelyn Underhill, who died...
May 2020
May 26, 2020
An Examen of the Senses
Today I want to share with you something I co-wrote with my wife, Fran. For...
May 05, 2020
How to Find the Right Contemplative Community
A reader named Brian writes: Being a Lay Cistercian seems to be an important part...
April 2020
April 20, 2020
Some Thoughts On the Dolphins That Are (Not) in Venice
In March 2020, shortly after the COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders started to show up at local...
April 14, 2020
Twelve Mystics Who Lived Through Epidemics and Pandemics
It's been over a month now since the World Health Organization has acknowledged that COVID-19...
April 08, 2020
“Don’t Call Yourself a Mystic” — How Kenneth Leech’s Challenge Helped Me To Embrace Contemplative Practice
In my book Unteachable Lessons I talk about Kenneth Leech, the Anglican priest who wrote a...
March 2020
March 05, 2020
Celtic Spirituality, Celtic Prayer, and the Promises of the Heart: Three Contemplative Online Courses
It's March, and that means St. Patrick's Day is just a few days away! This...
February 2020
February 21, 2020
What’s the Best Church for Contemplative Christians?
A reader writes: Carl, do you think the Catholic Church has more scope to welcome...
February 17, 2020
Contemplation and Emotional Intensity
One of this blog's readers wrote to me this past Saturday (February 15, 2020) to...
February 03, 2020
Less than 12% of the Catholic Catechism is devoted to spirituality. That, in a nutshell, is what’s wrong with the church today.
Over the years I have discovered that there are three types of people interested in...
January 2020
January 16, 2020
A Video to Help You Practice the Daily Examen
Dear friends, I'm excited that a new video in which I lead the practice of...
January 14, 2020
“Blessed are the Peacemakers” — Jesus Said It, and It Still Applies Today
A couple of days ago in a dream I was instructed to write about "Blessed...
December 2019
December 27, 2019
The Goodness of Gray, the Holy Innocents, and the Kairos (Time) of God
Today's Guest Post is by Sr. Julia Walsh, FSPA. It’s a gray day, one of...
December 16, 2019
What We Need for Union with God
Recently I posted this quote from Fr. Thomas Keating on Facebook: If you're curious about...
December 08, 2019
Thank you for your support
Please visit www.patreon.com/carlmccolman to discover how you can have early access to my newest writing...
December 06, 2019
Altamont, Auschwitz, Bethlehem, and My Lai — The Challenge of Contemplating the Dark Side
1969 was quite a year, and so in 2019 we've had plenty of "50th Anniversary"...
December 02, 2019
Advice for Contemplatives looking for a Spiritual Community to Call Home
A reader recently wrote this to me on Facebook: I've been on a spiritual journey...
December 02, 2019
Poetry, Meditations, and Contemplative Encouragement (the Perks of Being a Patron)
December 3, 2019 is "Giving Tuesday." It's a day designed to highlight the many worthy...
December 01, 2019
A Question for Your Advent Reflection: What Do We Need to Do to Make Mysticism Mainstream?
It's the first Sunday of Advent. So liturgically speaking, it's a new church year. Happy...
November 2019
November 28, 2019
My Christmas Recommendations for 2019: Books to Give to the Contemplatives You Love
Here's a list of books published in the last eighteen months on a variety of...
November 26, 2019
Revisiting Grace: Wisdom and Photography from a Trappist Monk
If you are looking for a wonderful Christmas gift idea, I've got a suggestion for...
November 08, 2019
Contemplation, Community, and the Institutional Church: Has the Time Come to Be “Mystical But Not Religious”?
I often get asked if Christian mysticism needs the institutional church. Do you have to...
November 02, 2019
Gatekeeping and Contemplation: Is the Church Its Own Worst Enemy?
A friend of mine posted the following fascinating observation recently on Facebook: I am easing...
October 2019
October 16, 2019
When You Say “Yes” to God — Where Will It Lead?
Today's post is by guest contributor Dr. Marie Marquardt, who is a novelist (Dream Things...
October 11, 2019
Romans 8:28-39: Basic Instructions for A Mystical Worldview
One of the most beautiful passages in the New Testament — perhaps even one of...
October 04, 2019
Promises of the Heart: New E-Course Starts on October 28
“Follow your heart.” It’s a classic phrase of advice and encouragement, for we know that...
September 2019
September 27, 2019
Practice, Practice, Practice
Today’s post is by a guest author, Dr. David Rensberger, author of Johannine Faith and Liberating...
September 24, 2019
Unteachable Hope, or, My Dream for Readers of My Latest Book
"What is your greatest hope for this book?" This question came to me the other...
September 20, 2019
The Point Behind “Be Still and Know”
One of the most popular verses in the Bible is Psalm 46:10: “Be still and...
September 10, 2019
An Unlikely Lesson in Contemplation and Parish Leadership
Stuart Higginbotham tells how being the target of protests by Westboro Baptist Church during last...
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