What is Spiritual Formation?
My children, I am again in the pain of childbirth, until Christ is formed in you… — Galatians 4: 19 For God beholds with his merciful eyes not what you are, ...
Thirteen Characteristics of Healthy Spirituality
Anglican contemplative theologian Kenneth Leech puts forward a manifesto “Toward a Renewed Spirituality.” The manifesto offers thirteen points that he considers essential for the ongoing renewal of Christian spirituality. Ken’s words ...
Principles for Contemplative Spirituality
Reflect on these principles after you’ve spent some time in silence. Silence is praise. (Psalm 65:1 translated literally) Contemplation is not a practice or a technique; it is a way of seeing, of ...
For The Love Of Matter: Mind, Matter And God
Q: In his book “Life 3.0″ Max Tegmark suggests that subjective consciousness is what computation of information feels like. He also holds the view that consciousness is an emergent property that is substrate ...
Spirit and the Art of Union with Reality
The highest expression of the spirit is the one that opens us to the Great Other, in love and trust. It establishes a dialogue with God, listens from the conscience to ...
Celtic Spirituality – A Beginner’s Guide
Reflections on Celtic Spirituality. I love ‘The Antiques Roadshow’ where all manner of ordinary household items from the ‘there and then’ of years gone by are paraded in the ‘here and ...
Scripture Index – Homilies: Fr Richard Rohr
The Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) publishes homilies by Father Richard Rohr. You can browse the homilies here. The homilies continue to grow as a source for spiritual and scriptural ...
Contemplative Leadership Books
Leadership on the Line Heifetz, R. A., & Linsky, M. (2002). Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press. ISBN 978-1578514373. Price: $18.96 ...
Richard Rohr Podcasts
Enjoy this compilation of various Podcast interviews with Fr Richard Rohr Homebrewed Christianity Ep 70: Nondualistic Thinking December 21, 2009 the Iconocast Ep 21 by Joanna and Mark December ...
Contemplative Orthodoxy – Seven Themes
Enjoy listening to Rob Bell and Richard Rohr discuss the seven themes of an contemplative (alternative) orthodoxy. The original Robcast (podcast) can be found here: https://robbell.podbean.com/e/episode-86-richard-rohr-and-the-alternative-orthodoxy/ 1. Scripture as ...
Scripture Index – 2018 CAC Daily Meditations
The Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) publishes daily meditations written by Father Richard Rohr and his guest. You can subscribe here. The meditations continue to grow as a source for ...
Another Name for Everything
Another Name for Every Thing with Richard Rohr is a conversation series on the themes of his new book, The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, ...
Simplicity
A miscellany of Simplicity Most of us have grown up with a capitalist worldview which makes a virtue and goal out of accumulation, consumption, and collecting. It’s hard for us to ...
Clarifying Passions: An Enneagram Fractal of Hunger, Ache, and Restlessness
by Christopher L. Heuertz For everyone who has done any in-depth work with their Enneagram type, it is probably obvious that the language used to describe the Enneagram of Passions has always ...
Christophany and Advent
Christophany and Advent: A Broader, Deeper Incarnation BY BILL REDFIELD There are probably many ways to know Jesus, but there are two general approaches. The first is from the outside, as an ...