Tag Archives: meditation
Love and Justice: Weekly Summary
We must not separate ourselves from the suffering of the world. Continue Reading Love and Justice: Weekly Summary
An Ordinary Prayer
Franciscanism is a spirituality of the people. Continue Reading An Ordinary Prayer
The Parables of Jesus: Weekly Summary
Parables take us far beyond the safety zone of conventional morality into a world of radical reversal and paradox. Continue Reading The Parables of Jesus: Weekly Summary
Embodied Wisdom: Weekly Summary
To truly know something, our whole being must be open, awake, and present. Continue Reading Embodied Wisdom: Weekly Summary
Divine Feminine: Weekly Summary
The Big Tradition found feminine ways to symbolize the full Divine Incarnation. Continue Reading Divine Feminine: Weekly Summary
An Intimate Sharing
Prayer is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends. Continue Reading An Intimate Sharing
Reading with the Divine Presence
The Scriptures are one long love letter from God. Continue Reading Reading with the Divine Presence
Christianity and Buddhism: Weekly Summary
Christianity and Buddhism Saturday, November 13, 2021 Week Forty-Five Summary and Practice Sunday, November 7—Friday, November 12, 2021 Sunday Buddhism is more a way of knowing and cleaning the lens of perception than a theistic religion concerned with metaphysical “God” questions. —Richard Rohr Monday The antidote for the ignorance that causes suffering is to wake… Continue Reading Christianity and Buddhism: Weekly Summary
Practicing Awareness
Christianity and Buddhism Practicing Awareness Thursday, November 11, 2021 Father Richard offers his understanding of how Christian contemplation and Buddhist meditation share a common goal. Both seek to de-center the thinking mind to allow a deeper experience of truth, love, and compassion to emerge: The word Buddha means “I am awake.” Jesus told us in… Continue Reading Practicing Awareness