, a Catholic priest who's written dozens of books about spiritual life, will talk about "Restoring Sacred Balance: The Convergence of Contemplative Traditions and Social Action" at 's annual Collins ...
WASHINGTON — What is the Spirit doing now? This question frames the “New Contemplative Leaders Exchange,” a gathering of 19 young contemplative leaders with Thomas Keating, Tilden Edwards, Richard ...
Luminaries and practitioners of contemplative traditions are circling the world in prayer for 40 hours, inspired by an invitation from the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in honor of its 40th ...
But for centuries, Rohr says, Christians lost touch with this truth as contemplative practices — ways to gain inner experience of God — became less and less common. In the Catholic Church, some ...
Laurie Wevers, left, 35, a mental health therapist and spiritual director from San Diego, and Tracy Bindel, 30, a law student and anti-racism activist from Boston, stand with a cardboard cutout of ...
Franciscan priest and spirituality author Rohr (Everything Belongs) again brings his energy to the reclamation of the Christian mystical tradition. He has a lot of scripture on his side, with many ...
Maybe 45 years ago I read a book that introduced me to the importance of contemplative prayer and mysticism. It was Thomas Merton’s autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain. In a striking passage, the ...