Growing spiritually is confusing for many people. Is it an individual process? Do we grow with others? Should others grow at our pace? Or should we grow at the pace of others? It’s important to consider the key aspects of the process of spiritual growth. The following is a text… Read More »Understanding Your Spiritual Growth
As a new year begins, perhaps you’ve made a resolution or set a goal to focus more on spirituality or spiritual practice in your life. A very helpful way to do that is to work with a spiritual director. In this video, I explain some aspects of the process of… Read More »Making Sense of Spiritual Direction
The Winter holidays are difficult for many people. There are high expectations, mixed with frustrations and even grief. But the nature of the holidays draws us to the interplay of darkness and light that is the foundation of these celebrations. The following is a text version of this posting. In… Read More »The Holidays: Encountering Darkness and Finding Light
Didn’t Jesus teach his followers to take care of the poor? Then why are so many churches and pastors rich? Why do so many Christians talk about “victory” and God’s blessings? It’s all part of prosperity theology – and it’s a scam. That’s the topic of my YouTube video today.… Read More »Prosperity Theology: Don’t Get Scammed
Is the Divine at the heart of your being? What about your Buddha-nature? Have you been filled with the Holy Spirit? What does it mean to have God at the center of who you are? In this video, I’m exploring what it means to find God in us. The following… Read More »Discovering God in You
Many of us follow the war between Israel and Hamas as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, there are also ongoing wars in Sudan, Syria, and many other countries. In the 1960s, many of us chanted, “Give peace a chance.” In this video, I share my own experience of… Read More »Give Peace a Chance
Living with gratitude. Being thankful. Is it more than just being polite and saying, “Thank you!” for the kindness shown to you? Perhaps we can understand thanksgiving by focusing on the giving. In this video, I share thoughts based on the work of Spanish mystic Francisco de Osuna. The following… Read More »Thanksgiving and Giving
We know the teaching: Love one another. Most days, we hardly acknowledge the people who pass us by. But last month, while training in Europe, I experienced repeated kindness from strangers. It was awe-inspiring for me. In this video, I share some of what occurred. The following is a text… Read More »Kindness of Strangers: A Train to a Better World