To listen closely, with every fiber of our being is one of the most difficult things in the world, and yet it is essential in developing...

Change normally refers to new beginnings but transformation often happens not when something new begins but when something old falls...

Love is not something we do; it is something done to us and we participate in. We love when we fall through life and into our truth....

Life is about discovering the right questions more than having the right answers. The key here is the contrast between the words...

Each of us carries a certain amount of pain from birth. Moreover, if the pain is not healed and transformed, it actually increases as we...

The Resurrection is commonly understood as a one-time miracle, an anomaly that proved Jesus was God. Jesus was actually revealing what is...

No matter where we are, the time and place are always holy, for the presence of God is infinite, everywhere, always, and forever. We are...

We fall into God’s loving embrace when we stop denying and excluding the dark parts of our self. We don’t come to God by eliminating our...

Christian community is the living organism that conveys the Gospel message. Like Jesus, Paul endeavored to change culture, not just send...

“Live your life as if nothing is a miracle, or everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein Contemplation is a receptive practice; we make...

Whenever we observe, we usually judge according to our own preferences and “biases.” There is, however, an observation that goes beyond...

Art appreciation is a contemplative practice. Artists are the first to depend on intuition. Musicians lack full understanding before...

The abundant flow of grace through and around us is blocked when we live within a worldview of scarcity. Even while a foundational...

The Bible’s core theme is God’s limitless love and grace. Until we understand the biblical concept of God’s unmerited love, most of the...

We need to be observant if our emotional responses are holding us back from experiencing the flow of grace and mercy. We need to be...

“You only know as much as you do.” – St. Francis of Assissi For Saints Francis and Clare, the best way to follow and worship Jesus is...

More than a moral failure, which is usually condemned, addiction is an illness that requires understanding and spiritual healing. Addicts...

Wonder is our birthright and comes easily in childhood. If this capacity to wonder in childhood is sustained, we naturally wonder too...

By remaining within the mindset of insufficiency God and grace would always be not enough. Jesus came to change our scarcity mentality...

We are not human beings trying to become spiritual; we are already spiritual beings, and we are just trying and needing to become human...