Articles on Prayer
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Any particular place
We do not need any particular place or time to meditate, but only mindfulness. ~Harshada Pathare
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Sound of Silence, Stillness in Motion
Today’s post is by Ernest Yau A simple phrase, “Just a moment,” is an invitation to stand on holy ground. Intermissions, such as a mesmerized father holding his newborn for the first time or a grieving daughter gazing at her mother for the last, call us to not rush but hush. The curtain of life…
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Coming to Our Senses
Article by Leah Rampy (January 2019 eNews) A crisp winter’s eve. The longest night in the season of deepest darkness. The incessant drizzle that had dogged us for days deigns to pause as a small group of us put on our coats and leave the building’s shelter for the blazing fire. Our first year together…
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Thomas Keating and Centering Prayer
Today’s post is by Mary van Balen I’m not sure when I began reading books by Thomas Merton. Probably late high school or early college. I’m also not sure how I discovered them. Though I was naturally drawn to contemplative prayer, the word was unfamiliar to me until Merton’s writings provided it. “Contemplative” was not…
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Encountering God
Encountering God is… like meeting a friend or loved one. ~Bernard McGinn
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Every beautiful thing
Behind every beautiful thing, there’s some kind of pain. ~Bob Dylan