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June 2018

June 08, 2018
The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus occurs every year on the Friday...
June 01, 2018
Today's guest post is by Neil Douglas-Klotz, author of The Little Book of Sufi Stories. What’s...

May 2018

May 26, 2018
We human beings are creatures of habit. We brush our teeth in the same direction,...
May 22, 2018
A friend on Facebook a few weeks back asked me what is the relationship between...
May 18, 2018
Check out this insightful, evocative quotation from Barbara A. Holme's wonderful book Joy Unspeakable: Contemplative Practices...
May 16, 2018
A Jesuit priest, a Trappist monk, and a Tibetan buddhist walked into a bar. (No,...
May 07, 2018
Last week I attended a book signing here in Atlanta, in which Jon Sweeney promoted...
May 02, 2018
What is the difference between centering prayer and Ignatian spirituality? To answer this question, let's...

April 2018

April 25, 2018
Richard Rohr — author of numerous books on the contemplative dimension of spirituality, including Everything Belongs and The...
April 13, 2018
There are still a few openings in the class I'm teaching in Manhattan on April...
April 09, 2018
I have spent the last several days simply devouring Richard Rohr's newest book, Essential Teachings on...

March 2018

March 26, 2018
I created this video using photographs that Fran and I took in Norwich, along...
March 23, 2018
Here is the final installment of my Lenten series on Lectio Divina I'm calling  Lectio Divina...
March 20, 2018
A reader writes: Hi Carl, hope you're well. Just wanted to pick your brain again!...
March 15, 2018
Our Lenten journey continues with a twist on Lectio Divina I'm calling  Lectio Divina Diligens. Click...
March 12, 2018
It's no secret that I consider Evelyn Underhill one of the most important Christian mystics...
March 12, 2018
I'm pleased to announce that The Little Book of Christian Mysticism has been published. If you have...
March 08, 2018
We continue our journey through Lent with a twist on Lectio Divina I'm calling  Lectio Divina...
March 06, 2018
Yesterday I received this message: Hi, Mr. McColman, Quick question. Are there any periodicals, journals,...
March 05, 2018
This year, for St. Patrick's day, why not take a Celtic spirituality e-course? Alternatively, give...
March 02, 2018
We continue our journey through Lent with a new approach to Lectio Divina that I...
March 01, 2018
Update: this blog post from March 2018 features events that have already happened. If you'd...

February 2018

February 26, 2018
What is Christian hospitality? What does it mean to receive guests, strangers, travelers, pilgrims, refugees,...
February 23, 2018
Our journey through Lent continues with my experiment in Lectio Divina Diligens. Click on the link...
February 16, 2018
I am using the Psalm selection for the first Sunday of Lent (Psalm 25:4-9) for...
February 13, 2018
I am using the Ash Wednesday Gospel reading (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18) for my Lectio Divina Diligens...
February 12, 2018
This photo appeared on Twitter a few days ago: I got the goodie package @CarlMcColman...
February 08, 2018
A reader wrote the following question to me. My son has a very rare developmental...
February 05, 2018
We're just over a week away from Ash Wednesday! Which means it is time to...
February 01, 2018
Pick up any edition of The Cloud of Unknowing, and you are likely to find...
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