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March 2017

March 20, 2017
My friend and colleague Christine Valters Paintner has recently released a book called The Wisdom of the...
March 17, 2017
On the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Sundays of Lent, Catholic Churches with adults preparing to be...
March 15, 2017
Silence is the heart of the spiritual life, and especially of the Christian contemplative...
March 13, 2017
Recently I had a wonderful conversation with Kevin Johnson, who contributes to the Inner Room blog...
March 10, 2017
So what is contemplation? In this video I talk about contemplation, beginning with the definition...
March 08, 2017
This post may get me in trouble with a few folks. Well, so be it. I...
March 06, 2017
Let us pray... God, we ask for your blessing during this Holy Season of Lent....
March 03, 2017
A Book for All Time: Why Evelyn Underhill’s Mysticism Still Matters For pretty much...
March 01, 2017
What is Christian conversion? In other words, what does it mean to truly respond to...

February 2017

February 27, 2017
In chapter 48 of his Rule for Monasteries, St. Benedict instructs monks to read a...
February 24, 2017
Last week I posted a video about Julian of Norwich which is the first of...
February 22, 2017
In his wonderful book about the present and future of Christian mysticism, "Arise, My Love...", author...
February 20, 2017
I recently listened to the audiobook version of Chris Anderson's TED Talks: The Official TED Guide...
February 17, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPkdHMdtMw4&t=29s Here is a video filmed about a year and a half ago in which...
February 15, 2017
Catholics (and other Christians) can be a noisy bunch. I'm always a bit surprised when I...
February 13, 2017
The other night a Muslim woman spoke at my church. Her name is Moina Shaiq,...
February 10, 2017
The headwaters of the Christian contemplative and mystical tradition — aside from the Bible, of...
February 08, 2017
Have you been away from parish life for a while, but now feel like returning?...
February 06, 2017
For a long time now, I've been fascinated by people who self-define as "spiritual but not...
February 02, 2017
Today is the feast of the Presentation, traditionally known as Candlemas. It's a time when...

January 2017

January 12, 2017
Are you as eager to see Martin Scorsese's film adaptation of Shusako Endo's Silence as I...
January 11, 2017
Today’s Mass Readings (Hebrews 2:14–18, Psalm 105:1–9, and Mark 1:29–39) offer an interesting insight into the role...
January 06, 2017
Saint Teresa of Ávila, one of the greatest of Christian mystics, understood clearly that the...
January 04, 2017
Here is a wonderful description of angels from the anonymous Syrian monk who is now...
January 02, 2017
Happy new year! 'Tis the season for making a resolution for a positive change in...
January 01, 2017
In my books The Big Book of Christian Mysticism and Christian Mystics: 108 Seers, Saints and Sages, I suggest...

December 2016

December 22, 2016
Some things never change. Here's a little quote from Teresa of Ávila's classic book about...
December 14, 2016
Here's your silly cat video for the day: filmed at the Optima Orthodox Monastery in...
December 06, 2016
Two years ago this week, I wrote a glowing review of a Bible Software program...
December 03, 2016
It's that time of year again... Advent! And if you're like me and many other...
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