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I first "met" Julian of Norwich through reading Evelyn Underhill's magisterial book Mysticism: The Nature and...

Lately I've been posting a social media a "book of the day." It's a combination...

Today's guest post is by Lisa Deam, the author of 3000 Miles to Jesus: Pilgrimage...

What do Christian mystics believe? Hidden in this question is really two questions: Do Christians...

Richard Beck, professor of psychology at Abilene Christian University in Texas, has just released a...

A note from Carl: Friends, I am currently writing a manuscript that I am calling...

A reader, who chooses to remain anonymous, posed the following question: "a world shaped by...

Theosis comes from the Greek θέωσις and literally means "divine state" — Theo (God, divinity)...

Centering Prayer is a contemporary method of Christian spiritual practice that is based on teachings...

"Everyone can pray" is the hopeful and helpful opening message of Learning to Pray, the...

Last night, I had the following dream. I woke up and wrote the dream down,...

A reader named Allen writes... I have heard some mystics talk about when we die...

Friends, I'm excited to announce a major new initiative on my personal website (www.anamchara.com). Coming...

One of my dreams is to create a Christian Mysticism Knowledge Base (or, perhaps better...

A reader recently wrote to me: Dear Carl, I grew up as a Protestant, but as...

Recently I received this message from a new reader of this blog... Hi Carl, I...

 Contemplative spirituality has its own jargon, and this "language of prayer" evolves over time....

Here is the third episode of my "Schola Mystica" podcast. The transcript of the episode...

A question that sometimes comes up when people are first learning a practice like Centering...

"Is mysticism in the Bible?" It's a question I get asked from time to...

Okay, friends, I know we haven't even made it to All Saint's yet, but Christmas is less...

This weekend I conducted a retreat on Franciscan spirituality for the Rock Hill Oratory Center...

What do mystics do? The following list can be a way to begin answering this...

St. Augustine said that the human heart is restless until it rests in God. I...

What does it mean to live a contemplative life? Especially for those of us who...

Forgiveness is a central tenet of Christian faith and practice. But what exactly is it?...

An email came to me today, with this question: Dear Carl, I read your Big Book...

Shortly after concluding my Praying with the Spanish Mystics Retreat, one of the persons who...

This week I facilitated my second Zoom retreat hosted by the monks of Holy Cross...

If you are interested in Celtic mythology — and curious about how to integrate the...