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Julian of Norwich In Her Own Voice

By in Books, Mysticism, Spirituality

So today is May 13 — the other possible anniversary date for Julian of Norwich’s showings (the first being May 8). So to commemorate this day, I thought I would highlight editions of Julian’s writings that feature her text based on the old handwritten manuscripts we have of her writing — in other words, Julian [...]

Read full story · Comments { 4 } · May 13, 2012

By Your Words

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For my morning lectio divina, today I read Matthew 12:33-37. Although this passage is best known for “the tree is known by its fruit” (v. 33), two other parts of the passage particularly caught my attention this morning, from verses 34 and 37: For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks… for [...]

Read full story · Comments { 8 } · March 17, 2012

Brigit of Kildare’s Spiritual Practice

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One day holy Brigit needed to attend a gathering of the people for a compelling practical reason, and she sat in her chariot, which was drawn by two horses. As she sat in her vehicle, she practiced on earth the life of heaven, as was her custom, by contemplative meditation, and prayed to her Lord. [...]

Read full story · Comments { 1 } · February 26, 2012

A Chat with a Methodist Minister

By in Christian mysticism, Contemplation, Meditation, Spirituality

The other day at the Abbey Store I struck up a conversation with a Methodist minister who was making a short retreat at the Monastery. We chatted up books and authors and it became apparent that we had a similar interest in contemplative spirituality. “So tell me,” I asked him, “What is it like to [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 } · July 26, 2011

What Mystics Do (and You Can, Too)

By in Christian mysticism, Christianity, Contemplation, Mysticism, Mystics, silence, Spirituality

What do mystics do? The following list can be a way to begin answering this question. I’m not suggesting that every mystic does everything on this list (for starters, this list is particularly aimed at Christian mystics), or that a person has to do all of these things to be considered a mystic. I’m trying [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 } · October 15, 2010

Contemplative Apps

By in Contemplation, Meditation, Spirituality

Okay all you iPhone lovers out there — I’ve been meaning to do this for a while: list the four apps that I find the most useful for my spiritual practice. I hope you find them useful as well. If there is one app that I think is the most essential, it would have to [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 } · October 6, 2010

Live, Laugh, Love, Lectio

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This week I led a retreat at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit on the theme of “Live, Laugh, Love.” It’s an interesting topic to explore in the setting of a Trappist monastery, known for its silent atmosphere and ethos of Cistercian simplicity. But the small group of retreatants and I have enjoyed plenty of [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 } · September 16, 2010
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