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December 2016

December 01, 2016
The late Kenneth Leech used to tell the story about giving a lecture at a...

November 2016

November 23, 2016
The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines contemplation like this: A form of wordless prayer...

October 2016

October 03, 2016
"I'm speechless," remarked Brother Elias Marechal, OCSO, after a congregation of several hundred young evangelicals vigorously applauded...

September 2016

September 28, 2016
When Peter Gabriel came to Atlanta in 2003, my wife Fran and I were able...
September 21, 2016
For if there is no dark night of the soul anymore that isn’t lit with...
September 14, 2016
I'm happy to announce that my latest book — Christian Mystics: 108 Seers, Saints and Sages...
September 14, 2016
I'm happy to announce that my latest book — Christian Mystics: 108 Seers, Saints and Sages...

August 2016

August 24, 2016
In Delphi, in ancient Greece, at a famous pagan temple these words were carved above...
August 20, 2016
Next month, Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be canonized — the process by which the...
August 17, 2016
Okay, my new hero is Sister Madonna Buder. Here is what Wikipedia has to say...
August 16, 2016
Here is a list of several books I recommend for spiritual seekers — especially those...
August 10, 2016
How do we embody the contemplative life? And how does the contemplative life make a...
August 04, 2016
Do you know why Catholics make three small crosses with their thumb — on their...
August 03, 2016
What is the relationship between holiness and joy? A reader named Gordon writes, in response...

July 2016

July 22, 2016
This past Tuesday night my wife and I went with some 19,000 other folks to hear...
July 20, 2016
Spiritual direction, also known as spiritual accompaniment, is an essential ministry for anyone seeking to embrace...
July 14, 2016
What is the relationship between prayer and joy? If we enjoy our prayer, does that...

June 2016

June 22, 2016
Reading books about the spiritual life can be a substitute for actually devoting time each...
June 16, 2016
The Life of St Antony of the Desert, written by the fourth century Bishop of...
June 15, 2016
A Facebook friend shared with me that she has been "thinking about contemplative prayer as a...
June 15, 2016
Today (June 15, 2016) marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the death of Evelyn Underhill, the...
June 09, 2016
Rodney Stark is a Protestant historian who teaches at a prominent Baptist university. He's not...
June 08, 2016
What is contemplation? Unfortunately, answering this question is tricky — for contemplation is like some other...
June 08, 2016
This past Saturday evening I received a lovely honor. The Georgia Writers' Association selected me as...
June 01, 2016
"Do Gifts of the Spirit, especially those like tongues, have any connection with mysticism? Historically, theologically,...

May 2016

May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016 marks a grim anniversary in the history of the Cistercian Order. It's been...
May 25, 2016
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults — the Catholic process by which adults enter...
May 18, 2016
My friends, I'm happy to announce my forthcoming book, due in October 2016. Christian Mystics:...
May 18, 2016
Friends, I'm so excited to announce my forthcoming book, due in October 2016 from Hampton Roads...
May 17, 2016
Jesus returned to Nazareth, the town where he had been brought up. And on the...
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