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Author of Befriending Silence, The Big Book of Christian Mysticism, Answering the Contemplative Call, and other books. Retreat leader. Speaker. Professed Lay Cistercian. essed Lay Cistercian.


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Missing Your Favorite Monastery or Retreat House? Here...
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A Drop of Water is Not the Ocean...
A reader named Beth writes: Hi Carl, I started reading "The Big... read more
Evelyn Underhill, Baron Friedrich von Hügel, and the...
Today (June 15) is a day for remembering the passing of Evelyn... read more
An Examen of the Senses
Today I want to share with you something I co-wrote with my... read more
How to Find the Right Contemplative Community
A reader named Brian writes: Being a Lay Cistercian seems to be... read more
Some Thoughts On the Dolphins That Are (Not)...
In March 2020, shortly after the COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders started to show... read more
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