Our reality is shaped by our perception, how we see all of existence. Just like wearing glasses, it is only when we take them off do we...

As an alternative to the empire-backed church, the early Christians that went off to the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria...

“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the...

Hesychasm is a mystical tradition of contemplative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Church. The hesychast, in the truest sense, is not...

Jesus launched his ministry from the desert wilderness. After extreme fasting, testing, and yielding to the Holy Spirit, he returned...

Prayer brings our thinking down into our hearts, much as is portrayed in the imagery of Jesus pointing to his “Sacred Heart” and Mary...

The early desert Christians, hermits, and monks were deeply committed to Jesus’ teachings and lived-out practice. They chose silence and...

Most of us describe our childhood Christmas memories as “magical.” The memories and experiences were so good; we felt very special, much...

Our love for God is enhanced by our deepening awareness of His presence. Following are practical recommendations to grow in practicing...

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus exhorted us: “love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.” (Matthew 5:44) Our perceived...

At the heart of the Gospel the negative is not eliminated, but instead is used, learned from, and thus incorporated. Jesus went to the...

Each religion originated from a personal encounter and experience of its founders with God. They all stem from a mystical experience....

Jesus taught us how to bear, handle, and transform our suffering into a new kind of life instead of an old kind of death. Pain teaches a...

Spiritual growth takes us beyond the illusion of separation and we discover our oneness with God, self, and others. We tried to fill our...

Even though we all become older, not many embark or continue on the journey, especially into the latter half of our lives awaiting us....

Contemplation helps us immerse in our experiences so that they become transformational. Contemplation exposes our fallen self so that we...

At the beginning of his ministry, Jesus’ first message was about Metanoia (Mark 1:15, Matthew 4:17) which literally means, “Change your...

It is important that we assert worshiping a loving and benevolent God because the image we maintain of God creates us. Our mistaken...

We grow in love in stages and start with self-love and respecting the self, without which we will not know how to respect anybody else....

In Jesus’ time, the very architecture of the temple revealed what Jesus was trying to reform. The design of the building assigned and...