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January 2018

January 29, 2018
Believe it or not, Lent is just over two weeks away. Which means it is...
January 24, 2018
I know, reader surveys are annoying. But I hope you will take just a few...
January 18, 2018
In response to my recent post about Contemplative Prayer and the Holy Trinity, a reader...
January 11, 2018
About ten years ago I had a conversation with an elderly Trappist monk about the book...
January 08, 2018
The heart of Christian spirituality is the Mystery of the Holy Trinity. This is the...
January 02, 2018
Today’s guest post is by Kevin M. Johnson, one of the co-hosts of the Encountering Silence...

December 2017

December 28, 2017
The other day I received this message from a reader who contacted me via Facebook......
December 26, 2017
Several months ago, in response to a reader's question, I posted an article to this...
December 21, 2017
A reader of this blog wrote this question to me recently: Hi Carl, just wondering...
December 20, 2017
A reader of my blog writes: "Christian Contemplative prayer gets a lot of bad press,...
December 19, 2017
Note: Today's post, by guest contributor Fr. Ronald Rolheiser, is an excerpt from his new...
December 15, 2017
The great medieval mystic Julian of Norwich is renowned for her theological optimism ("All shall...
December 13, 2017
In his book Peace Be With You: Monastic Wisdom for a Terror-Filled World, Orthodox Christian...
December 08, 2017
Today's post is by guest contributor Mark S. Burrows, who is a poet and an...
December 07, 2017
What is the relationship between silence and mystery? Why is silence such an essential part...
December 06, 2017
December 6 is Evelyn Underhill's birthday, born this day in 1875. Not only did she...

November 2017

November 30, 2017
Today’s post is by a guest contributor: writer, photographer, and filmmaker Cassidy Hall.  ...your silences will...
November 28, 2017
Dear readers, please support this blog. After much consideration (and prayer!), I've set up a...
November 24, 2017
Today’s post is by a guest contributor: Brother Mark Dohle, OCSO, who serves as the Guestmaster...
November 21, 2017
Note: the following quotations are excerpted from The Little Book of Christian Mysticism which features...
November 16, 2017
Today's guest contributor is Jon M. Sweeney, author of  The Saint Francis Holy Fool Prayer Book. Read Jon's...
November 14, 2017
One of my favorite movies is finally becoming available on blu-ray and DVD: In Pursuit...
November 09, 2017
Today's post is by a guest contributor: Jon M. Sweeney, author of numerous books including The Saint...
November 07, 2017
This post is a sequel to my post from last week called How to Find...
November 02, 2017
A reader sent me this message the other day: I am loving your book, Christian...

October 2017

October 31, 2017
Note: the following quotations are excerpted from The Little Book of Christian Mysticism which features...
October 26, 2017
It's always a little awkward to write about my own books. But today's post is...
October 23, 2017
A reader of my blog writes: How do you know if a certain spiritual experience...
October 19, 2017
A reader on Facebook recently asked me: How do Eastern and Western non dualism differ?...
October 16, 2017
Recently a reader of this blog posted this question: Just curious Carl — what does your typical schedule...
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