What if Heaven was like a Good Business?
Praying directly to God makes sense from a pragmatic, rationalist understanding of God, the universe, and religion. If we see the world in terms of …
Praying directly to God makes sense from a pragmatic, rationalist understanding of God, the universe, and religion. If we see the world in terms of …
I generally avoid liturgical questions, but I think that the options that relate to today’s celebration provide a unique opportunity to explore different ways of …
I have been playing around with an interpretative key that I believe might help others to both navigate the world of contemplative writings and to …
In Chapter 3 of the Lotus Sutra, the Buddhist scripture presents the following parable as an illustration of this world. The Buddha explains that this …
What is that gentle art, whereby one road emerges, among the symphony of many attractions, and instead of confusion or the dispersed energies of a …
I am going to share with you one of my biggest fears when it comes to writing on prayer and meditation. Every now and then, …
When St. Ignatius talks about moving between consolation and desolation, he is acknowledging a cycle that many of us can readily recognize if we take …
In his discourse “On Spiritual Knowledge,” St. Diadochus of Photiki writes, “We do indeed affirm that the soul, when pure, perceives God’s grace, tasting it …