Tag Archives: prayer
Gratefulness: Weekly Summary
Our lives have been given to us as a sacred trust. Continue Reading Gratefulness: Weekly Summary
An Ordinary Prayer
Franciscanism is a spirituality of the people. Continue Reading An Ordinary Prayer
A Spirituality of Imperfection: Weekly Summary
Perfection seems to emerge from how we handle the imperfection that is everywhere, especially in ourselves. Continue Reading A Spirituality of Imperfection: Weekly Summary
The Second Journey
What looks like falling can largely be experienced as falling upward and onward, into a broader and deeper world. Continue Reading The Second Journey
Suffering: Weekly Summary
Suffering can make us very bitter and cause us to shut down, or it can make us wise, compassionate, and utterly open. Continue Reading Suffering: Weekly Summary
Twentieth-Century Women Mystics: Weekly Summary
People who know God well—mystics, hermits, those who risk everything to find God—always meet a lover, not a dictator. Continue Reading Twentieth-Century Women Mystics: Weekly Summary
Standing Still
True silence is a key to the immense and flaming heart of God. Continue Reading Standing Still
Judaism: Hasidic Mystics: Weekly Summary
God is not only the creator of earth and heaven. God is also the One who created delight and joy. Continue Reading Judaism: Hasidic Mystics: 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