Tag Archives: practice
Emotional Sobriety: Weekly Summary
The goal of the Twelve Steps is to become a spiritually awakened person. Continue Reading Emotional Sobriety: Weekly Summary
Franciscan Contemplation and Action: Weekly Summary
When we named our organization the Center for Action and Contemplation, I was just being a good Franciscan. Continue Reading Franciscan Contemplation and Action: Weekly Summary
The Holy Spirit: Weekly Summary
There is an Inner Reminder and Rememberer who holds together all the disparate and fragmented parts of our lives. Continue Reading The Holy Spirit: Weekly Summary
Struggling with Christianity: Weekly Summary
Our religion is not working well: suffering, fear, violence, injustice, greed, and meaninglessness still abound. Continue Reading Struggling with Christianity: Weekly Summary
Unknowing: Weekly Summary
Healthy religion is always humble about its own holiness and knowledge. It knows that it does not know. Continue Reading Unknowing: Weekly Summary
Luminous Darkness, Deepening Love: Weekly Summary
On the inner journey we meet a God who interacts with our deepest selves. Continue Reading Luminous Darkness, Deepening Love: Weekly Summary
The Spiral of Violence: Weekly Summary
The root of violence is the illusion of separation—from God, from Being itself, from being one with everyone and everything. Continue Reading The Spiral of Violence: Weekly Summary
A Sacramental Reality: Weekly Summary
The bread and the wine together are stand-ins for the very elements of the universe. Continue Reading A Sacramental Reality: Weekly Summary
Resurrection: Weekly Summary
Trust the down, and God will take care of the up. Continue Reading Resurrection: Weekly Summary