I recently saw an article at the Alban Institute website by Bruce G. Epperly entitled “Finding the Right Blend of Action and Contemplation in Ministry.” https://alban.org/archive/finding-the-right-blend-of-action-and-contemplation-in-ministry/ In the article he counsels against the tendency of many of us to emphasize … Continue reading
Have you looked at the calendar lately? Did you notice that Monday was a day to recognize St Matthias, or yesterday to recognize St Isidor the Farmer, or that tomorrow is Ascension Day? The Christian calendar points us to the … Continue reading
A few days ago I came across something Mother Teresa of Calcutta said about praying, “Try to feel the need for prayer often during the day and take the trouble to pray. Prayer makes the heart large enough until it … Continue reading
It wasn’t too many years ago I heard the expression “thin places” for the first time and knew I was “suppose to “ know what it meant and appreciate its importance. Unfortunately, I neither knew what it meant nor did … Continue reading
Have you thought of “patience” as a spiritual practice? This quote from Henri Nouwen arrived in my email yesterday and gave me a new perspective on “patience.” “Patience is not waiting passively until someone else does something. Patience asks us … Continue reading
Many weeks ago ( #21, #22, and #23 ) I mentioned what Dallas Willard calls the spiritual disciples of abstinence and engagement. He sees both as necessary for the Christian life and likens it to “outbreathing” and “inbreathing.” I wonder … Continue reading
“We made it! We made it through for another year! Doesn’t Lent seem longer to you every year? It does to me. But, we’ve done it for another year. Lent was long but I guess I got something out of … Continue reading
It seems to me Holy Week is a time for reflection so in the interest not creating more noise I am providing the following link to the Scripture for Holy Week and a prayer from that same site – http://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/lections.php?year=B&season=Holy%20Week … Continue reading
We are coming to the end of Lent with Palm Sunday and Holy week almost upon us. What will Holy Week be for you? Will you continue some Lenten practice? Will you continue reading some work that has been part … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I came across a blog post entitled, ” A Simple Pattern of Spiritual Formation” ( http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/a-simple-pattern-of-spiritual-formation }. As you might expect that caught my attention. It mentioned a book by Skye Jethani, With: Reimagining the Way … Continue reading
