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All in Contemplative Life
Half way through Lent we come to the Spring equinox - equal parts day and night. It seems an appropriate moment as we move from the ashes and look toward the light and life on the horizon just 20 days away where an unexpected resurrection awaits us.
Spiritual direction is a gift for the soul… a gift of coming home to God, to self, to others..
There’s something about the writings of the saints and mystics that speak of passion, devotion, extravagant love. How do I kindle that same fire in my own faith journey?
Christmas may be about lights, but sometimes hope comes in the tiniest spark of light
Sometimes we over-complicated the beautiful simplicity of spirituality and knowing God.
Spiritual discipline is an offering of time and space that welcomes God into the soul.
There is a beautiful ancient prayer recorded in scripture that says may you be “filled with all the fullness of God.” These words confounded me for years.
What kind of vessel would you choose to represent your life these days?
A recent article in the New York Times highlights the benefits of spiritual direction in listening for the Divine on your faith journey.
The “way of peace…” Where is this way? How can we train to walk this path? The way of peace recognizes that peace doesn’t mean we are free of trouble, conflict, or the trauma that plagues the world. We soon realize the way of peace is paved within the heart, mind, and soul that rests in the belief that God’s goodness leads the way
An invitation to a year-end pause blessing the year past and welcoming the year to come..
The rhythm of the swing can be a lot like the inward and outward movement of the contemplative life. But there is a vulnerability in swinging and in the contemplative life, of trusting the momentum to move forward or backward, from centered self, out into the world.
