Ocean Blue
Drifting grey,Rising blue,Crested white,Golden light.I am notAnd God is. Joanne Alban, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA […]
Drifting grey,Rising blue,Crested white,Golden light.I am notAnd God is. Joanne Alban, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA […]
Join us this year for our 20th Annual United in Prayer Day featuring spiritual enrichment from the 2011 DVD Contemplative Journey Revisited where Fr. Thomas Keating presents The House of […]
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Fr. Keating recommends studying the beatitudes. The beatitudes, especially poverty of spirit, seem to stand out in the heart of his writing. It seems to me I can take satisfaction […]
Read More… from A Meditation on Centering Prayer and Poverty of Spirit
In his book, Invitation To Love, Thomas Keating writes: “On the spiritual Journey there is usually someone in our family, our business or in our community whom we cannot endure, someone […]
When I was ordained in 1965 I had no idea what spiritual formation meant or how to experience God, which is another way of saying I didn‚Äôt know how to […]
In college, I happened to work the early morning shift at the Crowell Hall Reception Desk at Moody Bible Institute in downtown Chicago. After I sorted the morning papers, I […]
Read More… from Centering Toward Love: A Pastor’s Journey to Centering Prayer
“Slow down, you move too fast.” These are lyrics that I grew up on. I really did not fully understand what they meant until about five years ago when I […]
It is Autumn. As I make the daily drive North from Rio Rancho to Santa Fe I am aware that Brother Sun rises later and later. No matter how many […]
‚ÄúIn the silence we are guided by the spirit.‚ÄùThomas Keating As I sit and think about my life‚Äôs journey, I am keenly aware of God‚Äôs presence and action and how […]
Read More… from Reflections on the Beginnings of Centering Prayer
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I often wonder about my Centering Prayer practice even though I have been doing it for over 15 years. There are times when all seems well and then many times […]
The reptile’s top priorities are few Full tummy, sunny rock, and babies new Its consciousness is narrow as its tail Survival pure and simple will prevail Our human brain includes […]