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February 2016

February 29, 2016
As we at The Inner Room blog, spend some time with Henri Nouwen's book Reaching...
February 23, 2016
In my prior Lenten post, I discussed Nouwen’s idea that the way to deal with loneliness...
February 18, 2016
"But the solitude that really counts is the solitude of heart; it is an inner...
February 16, 2016
I have comorbid depression and obssessive compulsive disorder. I write this, not as a bid...
February 09, 2016
  "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all...
February 05, 2016
  In the past few posts on old spiritual texts, we have moved from those...
February 03, 2016
In the last post, I explored the way that, once we have moved beyond the glitter...
February 01, 2016
Part of prayer is learning to pray with all other Christians – where two or...

January 2016

January 27, 2016
As originally posted on Huffington Post: "Knowing how to be solitary is central to the...
January 26, 2016
The most perilous place for each of us is the desert within our own hearts;...
January 18, 2016
“Variable and therefore miserable condition of man; this minute, I was well, and am ill,...

December 2015

December 31, 2015
How best to let Him grow in us, we learn From you, Theotokos, mother of...
December 24, 2015
Into this world, this demented inn,  in which there is absolutely no room for Him...
December 23, 2015
“It all happened in silence; it happens in silence.” A Monk of Snowmass Monastery While...
December 22, 2015
  Many of people I would call "Neo-Contemplatives" that I have met within Catholicism have...
December 21, 2015
O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice: come and shine on those...
December 20, 2015
O Key of David and sceptre of the House of Israel; you open and no one...
December 19, 2015
O Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the peoples; before you kings will...
December 18, 2015
O Adonai, and leader of the House of Israel,who appeared to Moses in the fire...
December 17, 2015
“To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender...
December 16, 2015
In today's Mass readings we find this fascinating passage from Isaiah: I am the LORD,...
December 15, 2015
 “As I breathe, I hope.” Cicero We all know that this isn’t a pleasant time...
December 14, 2015
“Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to...
December 13, 2015
Brothers and sisters: Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! Your...
December 12, 2015
Zechariah 2:17:   "Silence, all humanity, in the presence of the LORD! For he stirs...
December 11, 2015
The Mass readings for Friday of the second week of Advent include Psalm 1. A...
December 10, 2015
My Advent Encounter by: Christopher Johnson Early in the year 2000, a generally unremarkable time...
December 09, 2015
“Wonder is involuntary praise.” English Poet, Edward Young, (1683-1765) Reflection: Whether we reflect on it or...
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