Monday, October 15, was the feast day of St Teresa of Avila on many calendars. The passage below, referred to as St Teresa’s bookmark, is one of the most quoted of St Teresa’s remarks, Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing … Continue reading
One of the blogs I regularly read is Richard Beck’s “Experimental Theology,” A few days ago he posted on “Prayer Beads” and since I have not mentioned that prayer form here, I thought it would be a good time to … Continue reading
What causes you to pray? Reading Scripture, a church service, a request for prayer from a friend, a felt need, a fear, something you see, something you hear, a bell ringing? What triggers you to pray? Is it merely a … Continue reading
Many mornings I read the responsorial psalm for the day and last Friday I was in for a surprise. The psalm that morning was – Psalm 18:2-5 © (from the New Jerusalem Bible) The heavens proclaim the glory of God. … Continue reading
A few weeks ago the mailings that come from Richard Rohr’s Center for Action and Contemplation were concerned with silence. One of the mailings contained the following – “The simplest spiritual discipline is some degree of solitude and silence. But … Continue reading
This past week I have been thinking about part of the quote I shared last week from Terry York, “We tuck things away … and walk away. We can stay away if we are busy enough or if our surroundings, … Continue reading
A week ago our class read an article entitled, “Our Deepest Prayer.” It began with the words to a song written by the article’s author, Terry York, Waiting here, in silence, God, we hear and own our deepest prayer. Until … Continue reading
Our class was reading some more articles on prayer this week and one article provoked some questions for me about spiritual practices/disciplines. How do we judge the value of a practice? Do practices have to be “fruitful” for us to … Continue reading
This past week as I was reading an article from Christian Reflection entitled “Pray without Ceasing” the final sentence caught my attention, “Explicit address to the Lord, whether in private or in corporate worship, is a moment of filigreed ornament … Continue reading
During the next several weeks our class at church will be reading and thinking about prayer (and praying too), so I will be sharing some of what comes from that reading/thinking/praying here. Let me start by mentioning something that is … Continue reading
