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Praise God! LHT Shares Story of Church that Turned Back from Contemplative Practices

Julia wrote 18 hours ago: This headline just made my morning! From Lighthouse Trails Research: “Church Heading Toward Co … more →

Tags: Church Movements, Contemplative Spirituality, Discernment, Books, Christian, Christian Mysticism, Christianity, church, Contemplation

HOW DO YOU DO CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER?

Janis Cox wrote 20 hours ago: We are privileged to have a guest blogger today. April Yamasaki writes at Spiritual Practice, Faith … more →

Tags: Guest Bloggers, How To Pray, Prayer Experiences, Prayer, Jesus, God, Jesus-Prayer, Breath Prayer, centering prayer

First Things

Jim wrote 1 day ago: I’ve taken the first small step toward becoming a Lay Carmelite by contacting the vocations di … more →

Tags: Lay Carmelites, Third Order Carmelites

Contemplative Prayer as a Pearl of Great Price1 comment

andrewmarrosb wrote 5 days ago: Becoming conscious of mimetic desire, our inborn and pre-conscious tendency to copy the desires of o … more →

Tags: Andrew Marr, Benedictines, Tools for Peace, Rule of St. Benedict, Monasticism, nonviolence, mimetic desire, spirituality, Benedictine Monasticism

Journeying through Icon Writing2 comments

Annabelle wrote 1 week ago: Since April 10, I have been learning how to write icons in the Orthodox style.  Icons are both a for … more →

Tags: Blessing, call process, God, Good News!, Good Shepherd, Icon, iconography, imperfections, Jesus Christ

PRAYER: The Prayer of Jesus, by Richard Rohr

thevalueofsparrows wrote 1 week ago: From The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See Jesus’s own style of teaching in storie … more →

Tags: Prayer, Jesus, richard-rohr, Christianity, Jesus Christ

Mysticism--is it OK for Christians??

oneintercessor wrote 1 week ago: It is a sad reality that many who think they are sound in Christ employ mysticism as an ancient Chri … more →

Tags: christian interest, Christian Counseling, Counseling, counseling centers, Eastern Mysticism, gty.org, Mysticism, Positive Psychology, Positive Pyschology

Mindfulness and Prayer - an article in TMA2 comments

Chelle wrote 2 weeks ago: I was pleased to have this article published in the June edition of The Melbourne Anglican newspaper … more →

Tags: spirituality, Prayer, meditation, chelle trebilcock, MBSR, Mindfulness, Thomas Keating, TMA

Contemplating (with) Maisie Dobbs

Deb Baker wrote 3 weeks ago: When I drove to Vermont to collect Teen the Elder (in less than two months I have to call him someth … more →

Tags: A Spirituality of Service, Awareness, Book Lust, casino gambling, catastrophe, centering prayer, compassion, Homelessness, injustice

Tending the Moments--Guest post from Christine Valters Paintner (plus book giveaway!)20 comments

junemearsdriedger wrote 4 weeks ago:   Christine Valters Paintner   You have undoubtedly had an experience similar to this: you … more →

Tags: Art and faith, Prayers, writing, Christine Valters Paintner, Prayer, art and faith, Contemplative photography

The Cloud of Unknowing

julienmatei wrote 1 month ago: To give you an idea how wonderfully things work: I stated in my “About” section that, ma … more →

Tags: English, nothing to wait for, Middle Ages, The Cloud of Unknowing, 14th century work, Christian Mysticism, unknowingness, surrender your mind and ego, a lot of courage to abandon knowledge

Having a corner on Julian

tokyopurplegirl wrote 1 month ago: I went to Morning Prayer this morning. It was a lovely way to start the week. After the service, a c … more →

Tags: Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love, pentecost, Desmond Tutu, Having a corner on God, Trinity Sunday, Morning Prayer

WACKO7 comments

WALTHOPE wrote 1 month ago: In North America Evangelical Churches including Pentecostal are way different than our forefather kn … more →

Tags: WALTER'S WEB, Faith, Walter Kambulow, VICTORY MINISTRIES, Gordon Williams, Gifts of the Spirit, Rick Warren, the Baptism of the Spirit, Full Gospel

Answering the Contemplative Call: a book review

matichuk wrote 1 month ago: In many ways I’m a failed mystic. I am too extroverted to not feel threatened by silence and s … more →

Tags: Books, Learning to pray, spiritual formation, Spiritual Practices, Reviews, Book, spirituality, Prayer, Mysticism

Nobody Else But My Lord God

educatemoore wrote 1 month ago: From Me, Below are two prayers that I say/read/write when the emotions are running a little rampant. … more →

Tags: shame, confusion, boundaries, Thomas Merton, Thoughts of Solitude, Merton Prayer, my Lord God, Unconditional Love, Emotions

May Merton Fellowship Day Retreat2 comments

christianconjectures wrote 1 month ago: The next meeting of the Thomas Merton Fellowship will take place in Co. Donegal – at Malin (La … more →

Tags: meditation, merton, retreat, Ireland

Contemplative Prayer

billtonnis wrote 2 months ago: John 6:45 “Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me.” It’ … more →

Tags: Today's Contemplation, God, compassion, Love, Unique, Listen To Your Heart, merit, Beloved, Listen

Christians Mystically Encountering God by Marsha West3 comments

mywordlikefire wrote 2 months ago: Assemblies of God has invited contemplative Ruth Haley Barton to speak at the upcoming General Counc … more →

Tags: God, Assemblies of God, Faith, contemplative, Mystic, Conference, Barton

New Hope, New Vision, New Church - Part 21 comment

Your Spiritual Truth wrote 2 months ago: Today’s blog looks on in hopefulness over the actions of the new pope, Francis,  and  continues the … more →

Tags: authentic freedom, Jesus, Raised Catholic, Prayer, Love, Original Sin, Catholic Church, Sacraments, Heaven


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