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"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,...

Here's a trailer for a forthcoming short film about Thomas Merton and the hermitage he...

On Facebook recently I engaged in a dialogue with a reader named Aaron who commented...

November 1, 2018 marks the publication date of my new book on Celtic spirituality, An...

This week was a rough one for the Christian contemplative community. We lost two major...

Here is a litany created from the words of Julian of Norwich, 14th Century English...

In response to my post Can Christians Use a (Non-Christian) Mantra?, a reader posted this comment...

“God loves us whether we remain Christian or not." That's a statement I made in...

This is turning out to be "James Ishmael Ford" week at my blog. Earlier this...

Introduction to Zen Koans: Learning the Language of Dragons is the latest book by James Ishmael...

This evening I've been asked to speak to a small house church in my neighborhood...

A reader, who identifies as a contemplative/mystical Christian, posted this question to me on Facebook:...

Recently I posted this on Facebook: In response, a reader made this comment: Carl, it...

A reader of this blog wrote to me about the practice of silent prayer. He...

In response to my previous post from last October, Why Experience Is Not the Foundation of...

Did you know that one of the most popular authors in Catholic bookstores is a...

Today's post is by a guest author, Dr. David Rensberger, author of Johannine Faith and Liberating...

A reader named Kevin wrote and asked me:  What's your view on the phenomenon of...

A reader wrote this message to me recently: Carl, I just recently started centering prayer...

This fall my new book, An Invitation to Celtic Wisdom, will be published. You can pre-order...

I sure know how to pick them (he says, ruefully). The two organizations that I...

Meister Eckhart is one of the most renowned of Christian mystics: a medieval philosopher who...