Governments and public health officials throughout the world encourage us to practice social distancing. Keeping space from others and limiting our social and work activities will slow the rate of infection for COVID 19. Social distancing will enable health care facilities to provide proper care for those requiring hospitalization, many… Read More »Our New Spiritual Practice: Social Distancing
Springtime is drawing near in the northern hemisphere. Days are becoming longer as sunlight continues into the evening. Snow and ice have begun to melt off in many regions. The first flowers poke out of the ground while tree limbs swell and buds begin to appear. There’s a sense of… Read More »Renewed in Spring
As I sit in my study writing and doing other work, I often listen to the New Age station on an internet radio service. It’s the only time I listen to this style of music. The acoustic and piano melodies form a background that enables me to focus more clearly… Read More »Here I Pause … In the Midst of My Work
I’m spending eight days at the Benedictine Monastery of the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Missouri. I’ve been friends with this community for over twenty years. As I begin this time of spiritual retreat, I thought I’d share about what I do while on retreat and why I am… Read More »Time with the Holy One: Day One of Retreat
Many of my friends know this, but this often comes as a surprise to others who don’t know me well. I rarely attend Sunday services at a local church. It’s not that I don’t value sharing faith in a community setting or sharing in the sacred moments in the life… Read More »Why I Don’t Go To Church on Sunday
To retreat. The online dictionary first definition of “retreat” is in military terms: to withdraw from an enemy force as a result of superior power. While I’m not aware of “an enemy force” let alone “superior power,” I am going to withdraw from my day to day life for about… Read More »Retreat
How do you conceive or understand prayer? Many of us understand prayer in terms of words: we ask for things. Whether the prayer is to God or the Universe, we make requests for something we believe to be good or to avoid what we believe to be bad. This is… Read More »Moving Deeper into Prayer
Have there been times of the day or settings that have drawn you to be more focused and centered? How does that relate to spiritual practice? Another day begins. After pouring a cup of coffee, making my way to a familiar spot in my home, and lighting a candle near… Read More »Spiritual Practice
