Spiritual Autobiography
As we embark on writing our spiritual autobiographies, we are humbled to be partaking in a rich contemplative tradition pioneered by the likes of St. Augustine and Julian of Norwich. This ...
Telling and Hearing the Healing Story
As we journey through this life, exploring and sharing our sacred stories becomes a profound contemplative act. By delving into the depths of our experiences – the traumas that have wounded ...
Centering Prayer
As we embark on this contemplative journey of Centering Prayer, we open ourselves to an intimate relationship with the Divine Presence. This is not merely an exercise of the mind, but ...
Sacred Vibrations Arise
We are being called to something ancient yet new – to integrate the contemplative practices of the monasteries into our ordinary, everyday lives. For centuries, these practices were cloistered away, but ...
Inner Stillness
We recognize that silence and solitude are among the most profound spiritual practices available to us on this journey. The desert mystics of early Christianity modeled for us a radical embrace ...
Engaged Silence Unity
We have much to learn from indigenous perspectives on the sacred power of silence. Too often, we approach silence solely as an internal practice of quieting our own minds and bodies. ...
A Quiet Refusal
In the hush of Jesus’ justice, a departure echoes, Not in the clash of swords, but in quietude’s embrace. A path unmarked by direct confrontation’s storm, A rebellion in silence, a ...
Authentic transformation
In the relentless quest for genuine change, We must delve, eyes fixed, into the heart of our woes. Within the fabric of society and within ourselves, Lurk the obscured sources of ...
For the common good
In the grand panorama of life, Contemplation serves as the lens, Unveiling the silent injustices, That poison hearts and nations alike. Obsessions over trivialities, We beat our chests, blind to profound ...
Inner Communion—Outer Service
In the grand ballroom of life, Action and contemplation swirl, A symphony of growth, wisdom’s melody, Not mere steps of activity or reflection, But a dance in unison, Fusing into life’s ...
Cleanse our lenses
In the ballet of existence, our inner landscapes sway and pirouette, weaving threads of perception through the fabric of reality. The world whispers secrets of joy and sorrow, wrapped in veils, ...
Contemplation and Action, Give Life
In the silent depths of contemplation, Resides a truth, profound and intimate, An undeniable thread, binding us to life’s embrace, A resounding affirmation within every soul. It defies names, doctrines, or ...
Trust in Silence
In a world steeped in the clamor of comparisons, Silence arrives as a rebel, an oasis of quiet defiance, Its emptiness pregnant with a treasury unseen by hurried eyes. Beyond the ...
Daily Blessing
Jan 5, 2024 May your journey unfold with purpose, illuminating the unique thread you weave within creation’s vast canvas. Embrace your role as ...
That Silent Space
In the core of contemplation lies a symphony of silence, A journey across myriad paths, each unraveling The frailty of our usual thoughts in nurturing love, An upgrade, a shift into ...
