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August 2022

August 06, 2022
Twice this week I have learned of the death of an acquaintance. I hesitate to...
August 03, 2022
A reader of this blog sent me the following question today. Hi Carl, I see...

July 2022

July 28, 2022
An awake heart is like a lighthouse helping others to find a safe way home....
July 27, 2022
Hi friends, I'm happy to announce that my Celtic spirituality course through the Spirituality and Practice website...
July 22, 2022
I was speaking recently with one of my Patreon supporters (Patreon is a crowdfunding program...

June 2022

June 28, 2022
Hi friends, I recently was a guest on the "Mystics and Skeptics" podcast. Needless to...
June 08, 2022
Join me (Carl McColman) for a special online quiet day of reflection on June 25,...
June 06, 2022
On June 16, 2022 my friend and colleague Carmen Acevedo Butcher PhD is offering a free...
June 01, 2022
Recently a reader of this blog wrote the following to me: I am just starting...

May 2022

May 30, 2022
Last Wednesday I had the distinct honor of being part of a group interview with...
May 11, 2022
Even the most committed Christian sometimes wonders if it's worth it to participate in the...
May 08, 2022
Almost from the beginning of the Christian era, mystics and saints and theologians and spiritual...

April 2022

April 27, 2022
With the news that Elon Musk is acquiring Twitter, once again the question of how...
April 06, 2022
I've been working my way through Mystical Theology and Contemporary Spiritual Practice: Renewing the Contemplative Tradition, a...

February 2022

February 24, 2022
Friends, here is a new video I'd like to share with you. God willing, this...

January 2022

January 18, 2022
Thomas Keating loved it. So did Basil Pennington and Bede Griffiths. In our time,...

December 2021

December 28, 2021
I've recently been re-reading one of the most fascinating and unusual books of mystical wisdom...
December 21, 2021
Last week, the George Harrison estate released a new, "official" video for Harrison's 1970 masterpiece,...
December 14, 2021
I was speaking with a few friends of mine who are spiritual directors recently, and...

November 2021

November 28, 2021
My latest book, Eternal Heart, was published this past summer by Broadleaf. Broadleaf Books is...
November 10, 2021
Sigh. Last night I stumbled across yet another website from a well-meaning, but obviously misinformed,...
November 04, 2021
Mysticism crosses all religious and spiritual boundaries. In other words, mysticism — like prayer or...

October 2021

October 11, 2021
N.B. Today’s post is a meditation on the Ten Commandments that I wrote for the...
October 08, 2021
Hi friends, just want to make sure everyone is aware of two upcoming retreats I...

September 2021

September 20, 2021
Last night I had this dream: Fran and I were visiting friends who had a...

August 2021

August 15, 2021
N.B. Today's guest post is by Jon M. Sweeney. Jon is the author of numerous books,...
August 08, 2021
We all know that so many people today prefer to remain spiritually independent, intentional about...
August 02, 2021
N.B. Today's guest post is by podcaster and physician Donna Chacko, author of Pilgrimage: A...

July 2021

July 28, 2021
Consider these teachings from Jesus, all taken from just one Gospel (Matthew — See verses...
July 22, 2021
A reader of this blog submitted this question: How explicitly Christian does the prayer word...
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