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Prayer Without Limits – A Spirituality of the Transfiguration

There is no such thing as bad prayer. There is suffering and there is temptation; their is pain and their are moments in which we are stripped of the illusions that we are dramatic giants of perfection, but none of...

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I renounce soft things and bright rings

I renounce soft things and bright rings those many shiny displays whose ways never led me anywhere, I say no to all that is not yes, your yes, that blessed bright glorious turning, that firm contagious burning, Your heart opens...

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Christian Mindfulness?

In the past, I have dealt with the question of how Mindfulness can be integrated into Christian living and prayer (http://wp.me/p4nJWp-60). In that article, I argued that mindfulness meditation can be integrated into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and...

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The Path of Unknowing

To judge wisely, learn to not judge, To not judge, learn to be patient with your judgements, For they arise almost by instinct and cloud our vision, Seek not to judge nor to not judge, When judgments come, great them...

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20 Minutes of “Unscripted” Time Daily

As much as I write and discuss prayer and meditation on my website, I have come to realize that there is no substitute for experience. We can read hundreds of books on spirituality and prayer and we can fill our...

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Let us talk of things that matter

Let us talk of things that matter Too long, Lord, have I wandered after strangers, I am not hidden, I am not dark to you Shadows come and go, but I am not shadows, You fled, the bawdy songs and...

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An Unconventional Proof of God’s Existence

The human person is born with a fundamental intuition, a kind of subconscious desire that can only be satisfied by unconditional love. This mysterious longing is the main driving force behind the plurality of ways that human spirituality expresses itself,...

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Easter Joy – The Mark of the Martyrs

I have been more and more overwhelmed by the example of the Egyptian Christians. In the midst of martyrdom and persecution, time and time again they display the mercy and tenderness of Jesus Christ. They have constantly showed the power...

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Discovering the Victory of the Cross

There is a subtle lie that the devil tricks us into believing, and it goes something like this: Our best moments are those in which we feel in control and in which we maximize pleasant feelings. The lie does not...