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One of the scariest moments for me, as an author, is when my editor and...

On his live album Precious Friend, Arlo Guthrie cracked a joke: “You can’t have a...

This month marks nine years since The Big Book of Christian Mysticism was published. Hard to believe it's been that...

A note from Carl: It was forty years ago this summer — the summer of...

Nothing says "Catholic" quite as much as a rosary. But anyone — Catholic or Orthodox,...

Today’s post is by a guest contributor: Brother Mark Dohle, OCSO, who serves as the Guestmaster...

Get The Big Book of Christian Mysticism ebook version for your favorite ebook reader for...

Today's Guest Post is by Sr. Julia Walsh, FSPA. Sr. Julia is a Franciscan Sister of...

My children, I am again in the pain of childbirth, until Christ is formed in...

In my forthcoming book Unteachable Lessons, I tell how I spent a period of time estranged...

A few months ago I wrote about smartphone apps that are designed to support a...

I'm preparing for a retreat I'll be leading in Scotland next month, and so I'm...

Recently I led a Celtic spirituality retreat through the Copper Beech Institute in Connecticut. During...

We know the first woman who wrote a book in the English language (at least,...

A reader named Dave recently sent this question to me: Hi Carl, could you please...

Today's post is written by Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD, author of When the Heart Speaks, Listen:...

One of the most attractive, although challenging, qualities of the Cistercian charism is simplicity. It's...

In response to a post I wrote last year — "What to Do When Prayer...

What is the future of humanity? Will we ever evolve beyond our current identity of homo...

Since I have written about witchcraft and neopaganism — both books and posts on this...

Note from Carl: Today's guest post is by Phileena Heuertz, and is an excerpt from...

Over the past month I have written several posts about Centering Prayer and contemplation, all...

A Meditation for Palm Sunday, April 14, 2019 Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud,...

Alleluia! Lent is almost over! In just a few days to come we will journey...

This is the third of a series of blog posts in response to a lengthy...

Recently on social I media I offered this observation: My online friend James Ishmael Ford,...

Asheville, NC is one of my favorite places in the world. Beautiful mountains, a thriving...

Last week on this blog I posted a detailed email I received from a reader...

I received the following email from a reader. I'm editing it slightly for the purpose...

On the day before my 58th birthday, a man who was just a few weeks...