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May 2017

May 26, 2017
When we think of Celtic spirituality in our day, we might think of nature mysticism,...
May 23, 2017
Christian spirituality is dedicated to growing in intimacy with God. Both the prayer of silence...
May 21, 2017
To you, silence is praise, O God in Zion: and unto You shall the vow...
May 18, 2017
Friends, I'd like to invite you to join me at a special event called "Wisdom...
May 16, 2017
Here are two verses from the New Testament for your consideration. First: For the Spirit...
May 15, 2017
In my last post I made several references to Holy Wells as thin places. From the Chalice...
May 12, 2017
I first heard of the notion of Thin Places the first time I visited Glendalough,...
May 10, 2017
Friends, I am in the process of writing a book about Celtic spirituality. This will...
May 08, 2017
Julian of Norwich, the author of Revelations of Divine Love, had a series of visions...
May 07, 2017
The sheep obey Jesus not because they’re stupid, not because they’ve been trained the right...
May 04, 2017
This video presents a service of Compline, sung live by the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, England, under...
May 02, 2017
Orbis Books has a long-standing collection of books called the "Modern Spiritual Masters Series." With over...
May 01, 2017
In the Celtic lands, you’ll find places with names like Dysart or Dysert. There’s Dysart...

April 2017

April 27, 2017
Check out this video, where two of my favorite living Catholic authors — Fr. James...
April 25, 2017
Five hundred years ago this coming October, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on a...
April 24, 2017
In March I was one of several presenters at a symposium on C. S. Lewis and...
April 20, 2017
Friends, 2017 is shaping up to be the year of Celtic spirituality for me. I...
April 19, 2017
This is a continuation of a post I began yesterday — click here to read...
April 18, 2017
A reader wrote the following message to me recently: Hi Carl. I'm a contemplative in...
April 14, 2017
Here's a treat for all you Richard Rohr fans (and if you're not a Rohr...
April 12, 2017
Sometimes I'm a bit slow on the uptake. Apparently vinyl records have been making a...
April 10, 2017
Nearly all Christian mystics maintain that an essential characteristic of Christian mysticism is participation in the Body...
April 07, 2017
How do we orient ourselves in the life of the Spirit? What landmarks, or directions,...
April 05, 2017
You are the joy of all joyous things, You are the light of the beam...
April 03, 2017
I'll admit — I love lists of books. I find browsing someone's list of recommended...

March 2017

March 31, 2017
Is God hidden? How do we see (or behold) the presence of God? What...
March 29, 2017
Anyone who has ever trained with weights knows that form is important. If you lift...
March 27, 2017
A common complaint I hear from contemplatives — especially people new to contemplative practice —...
March 24, 2017
What is monastic spirituality? Is it just for monks and nuns? Or can it...
March 22, 2017
A reader of this blog sent me an email recently that said in part: I...
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