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November 2024

November 05, 2024

Let’s Elect Silence

N.B. I wrote this post for my new Substack publication, Mystical Journey. But since the message...

November 16, 2023

LSD, Anxiety, and Contemplation: Can Psychedelic Therapy Support Spiritual Growth? (and Vice Versa)

Today (November 16, 2023) is the 85th anniversary of the discovery of LSD, by the...

August 2023

August 08, 2023

Contemplative Prayer Summit coming up September 23 and 24: Register Now!

I'm happy to invite you to register for an online offering Contemplative Prayer Summit that...

March 2023

March 23, 2023

Contemplative AI: Google’s “Bard” Answers My Questions About Mysticism, Centering Prayer, and Interspirituality

So I got invited to be a beta-tester for Google's new AI assistant called Bard....

July 2022

July 28, 2022

“Mystics Teach us to Reconnect with Timeless and Essential Truth” — Join Me for the Free 2022 Mystics Summit, online August 8-12!

An awake heart is like a lighthouse helping others to find a safe way home....

July 22, 2022

How to be a Contemplative in Today’s Political Climate

I was speaking recently with one of my Patreon supporters (Patreon is a crowdfunding program...

April 2022

April 27, 2022

An Open Letter to a Priest Who Posts Hostile Political Posts on Social Media

With the news that Elon Musk is acquiring Twitter, once again the question of how...

July 2021

July 28, 2021

How Do Contemplatives Make a Difference?

Consider these teachings from Jesus, all taken from just one Gospel (Matthew — See verses...

April 2020

April 20, 2020

Some Thoughts On the Dolphins That Are (Not) in Venice

In March 2020, shortly after the COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders started to show up at local...

January 2019

January 31, 2019

Religious Violence, Hate Crimes, and Contemplation

About ten miles or so from Thomas Merton Square in Louisville, KY — the street...

August 2018

August 27, 2018

Between Shambhala and the Catholic Church: On Being a Contemplative in Imperfect Institutions

I sure know how to pick them (he says, ruefully). The two organizations that I...

October 2017

October 02, 2017

“No Moment of Silence” — Why Boycotting Silence is A Mistake

We are all reeling from the horrific events in Las Vegas Sunday night. May God...

September 2017

September 13, 2017

After the Storm

Humility it what reminds us just how tiny and puny we are when faced with...

September 10, 2017

Waiting for the Storm

“There’s a storm coming, and it’s not a storm of our making.” — Neil Gaiman,...

August 2017

August 23, 2017

What I learned from the Solar Eclipse

I don't remember much about the spring of 1970, when I was in the third...

February 2017

February 13, 2017

Taqiya, Suspicion, and the Sermon on the Mount (What happened when a Catholic Church invited a Muslim grandmother to visit)

The other night a Muslim woman spoke at my church. Her name is Moina Shaiq,...

August 2016

August 17, 2016

Proof that the Contemplative Life is Good For You

Okay, my new hero is Sister Madonna Buder. Here is what Wikipedia has to say...

February 2016

February 25, 2016

Is America No Longer a “Christian Nation”?

Norman Wirzba, who teaches Christian theology at Duke Divinity School, has written a sobering article...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

The 2016 Presidential Candidate Prayer Challenge: Are You In?

As a blogger, I tend to avoid politics like it's radioactive. Not because I don't have...

December 2015

December 08, 2015

Entering the Year of Mercy: Are You Willing to Take the “Rahner Challenge”?

So today is the fiftieth anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council. It's...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

Five Things I learned from Phyllis Tickle

September 2015 has turned out to be a rough month, at least for awesome Anglican...

July 2012

July 23, 2012

Atlas and Aurora: Of Gods and Men, Movies and Violence

As our nation reeled in shock and dismay after the mass killings at the premiere...