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January 2019

January 14, 2019
A reader named Andrew wrote to me and asked this question: What do you think...
January 11, 2019
A reader named Thomas wrote to me: Dear Sir; Blessings.  Where can a person go...
January 07, 2019
Origen of Alexandria came up with the idea first. Unless you're a Christian history geek,...
January 04, 2019
So you've been to a centering prayer workshop or two, and now you participate in...
January 01, 2019
"There are times when good words are to be left unsaid out of esteem for...

December 2018

December 28, 2018
Back in 2003, I spent a day at a relatively new monastery near Sligo, Ireland....
December 26, 2018
How does language help us — or hinder us — as we try to express...
December 20, 2018
I grew up in the suburbs, and gardening was not something my family devoted much...
December 18, 2018
"This article is boring." I don't know of any writer who wants to get this...
December 14, 2018
Every now and then I get an email or an in-person comment from someone who...
December 11, 2018
"So the spiritual life is about the liberation of God from our images of him,"...
December 07, 2018
I lost a follower on Facebook today. I'm sure it happens all the time, but...
December 04, 2018
I've been thinking about the relationship between contemplation and creativity. This is inspired in part...

November 2018

November 29, 2018
Rejoice, my friends. The author who is arguably our most eloquent and learned living authority...
November 27, 2018
Like many bloggers and other creatives, I rely on Patreon to fund my blog. Patreon...
November 26, 2018
I'm not sure why the fall of 2013 belonged to Julian of Norwich (except to...
November 21, 2018
Previously I have written about how, in ancient times, Celtic monks observed three "Lents" —...
November 15, 2018
For years, I have thought that one of the best ways to understand Christian spirituality...
November 13, 2018
If the 1959 plane crash which claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper,...
November 05, 2018
Here's a trailer for a forthcoming short film about Thomas Merton and the hermitage he...
November 01, 2018
On Facebook recently I engaged in a dialogue with a reader named Aaron who commented...

October 2018

October 28, 2018
November 1, 2018 marks the publication date of my new book on Celtic spirituality, An...
October 27, 2018
This week was a rough one for the Christian contemplative community. We lost two major...
October 24, 2018
Here is a litany created from the words of Julian of Norwich, 14th Century English...
October 20, 2018
In response to my post Can Christians Use a (Non-Christian) Mantra?, a reader posted this comment...
October 18, 2018
“God loves us whether we remain Christian or not." That's a statement I made in...
October 12, 2018
This is turning out to be "James Ishmael Ford" week at my blog. Earlier this...
October 10, 2018
Introduction to Zen Koans: Learning the Language of Dragons is the latest book by James Ishmael...
October 06, 2018
This evening I've been asked to speak to a small house church in my neighborhood...
October 04, 2018
A reader, who identifies as a contemplative/mystical Christian, posted this question to me on Facebook:...
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