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The other day I wrote a post about a dream I had back in the...

One night in a dream I found myself near the Ballston Metro station in Arlington,...

I believe that anyone who is serious about embracing the Christian contemplative path needs some form...

Christianity has a long history of contemplative practice. But many scholars and spiritual teachers within...

N.B. I wrote the first draft of this post about a year ago, at a...

Today is the feast of the presentation. It’s also traditionally known as Candlemas; it was...

About ten miles or so from Thomas Merton Square in Louisville, KY — the street...

A friend on Facebook named Stephanie posed this question to me: Hello Carl, I am...

  One of this blog's patrons named Aaron asked, in response to my post Nonduality...

I know, I know — a blog post about new years' resolutions several weeks after...

Sometimes people will ask me if "contemplation" and "mysticism" are synonyms. I admit: I often...

A reader named Andrew wrote to me and asked this question: What do you think...

A reader named Thomas wrote to me: Dear Sir; Blessings.  Where can a person go...

Origen of Alexandria came up with the idea first. Unless you're a Christian history geek,...

So you've been to a centering prayer workshop or two, and now you participate in...

"There are times when good words are to be left unsaid out of esteem for...

Back in 2003, I spent a day at a relatively new monastery near Sligo, Ireland....

How does language help us — or hinder us — as we try to express...

I grew up in the suburbs, and gardening was not something my family devoted much...

"This article is boring." I don't know of any writer who wants to get this...

Every now and then I get an email or an in-person comment from someone who...

"So the spiritual life is about the liberation of God from our images of him,"...

I lost a follower on Facebook today. I'm sure it happens all the time, but...

I've been thinking about the relationship between contemplation and creativity. This is inspired in part...

Rejoice, my friends. The author who is arguably our most eloquent and learned living authority...

Like many bloggers and other creatives, I rely on Patreon to fund my blog. Patreon...

I'm not sure why the fall of 2013 belonged to Julian of Norwich (except to...

Previously I have written about how, in ancient times, Celtic monks observed three "Lents" —...

For years, I have thought that one of the best ways to understand Christian spirituality...

If the 1959 plane crash which claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper,...