Posts in category Mission

The answer is not as simple as you might imagine. Yoga is part exercise, part philosophy, and part spirituality. What most Americans know is a …

I don’t want to make people self-conscious about their habits with confession (the Lord knows that being self-conscious can be a cross in itself), but …

One of the principal features of the Star Wars series is the notion that the universe is governed by a mysterious life force. Those who …

The most effective missionary in the history of the Catholic Church has to be the Blessed Virgin Mary. At a time when the powers of …

There is one thing I have come to appreciate more and more as I scroll through Facebook and take an occasional glance at media and …

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 …

One of the most integral teachings of the Christian religion, one that needs to be highlighted in our contemporary American culture, is the relationship between …

I am now posting videos on YouTube. In the future, there may be links on this website. In the meantime, check it out using the …

I won’t lie; my relationship with the work of Thomas Merton has gone through many stages the past 10 years. I was first exposed to …