We were already drowning in a firehose of false information, and this is going to turn up the water pressure.
Ice Fishing as Spiritual Practice
We need to be alone, and we need other people. Learning to do both well is key to a spiritually mature life.
We need to be alone, and we need other people. Learning to do both well is key to a spiritually mature life.
The Nudge of Spiritual Formation
Our lives seem unmanageable, and admitting our powerlessness might be a starting point.
Our lives seem unmanageable, and admitting our powerlessness might be a starting point.
Stepping Across the Threshold of a New Year
What will you do with the life you have been given?
What will you do with the life you have been given?
The Hot Seeds
Wherever you are today, we all know the experience of loss, despair, and defeat.
Wherever you are today, we all know the experience of loss, despair, and defeat.
The Labyrinth at Chartres: Death and Renewal
The labyrinth is one of human culture's most ancient and widespread symbols.
The labyrinth is one of human culture’s most ancient and widespread symbols.
The Sacredness of Hospitality
Genuine hospitality is an exchange of stories, time, and, dare I say, souls.
Genuine hospitality is an exchange of stories, time, and, dare I say, souls.
Photography as Contemplative Practice
In an age where everyone is constantly snapping photos with their smartphones, a growing movement is encouraging a mindful approach to photography.
In an age where everyone is constantly snapping photos with their smartphones, a growing movement is encouraging a mindful approach to photography.
Approaching God Through Metaphor
How do you express the yearning, the desire, the connection with that which can ultimately not be named or claimed?
How do you express the yearning, the desire, the connection with that which can ultimately not be named or claimed?
Flannery O’Connor and the Human Shadow
In Flannery O'Connor's writing, characters' encounters with their Shadows often serve as catalysts for spiritual revelation and epiphany.
In Flannery O’Connor’s writing, characters’ encounters with their Shadows often serve as catalysts for spiritual revelation and epiphany.
The Simple Prescription for a Good Life: Be Generous
Be generous with your time, money, love, and affirmations.
Be generous with your time, money, love, and affirmations.
Our Religion Problem
You may or may not consider Tarot card sales, the growth of Yoga studios, or an increase in conferences related to dreams as your kind of religion, but clearly, many US Americans do.
You may or may not consider Tarot card sales, the growth of Yoga studios, or an increase in conferences related to dreams as your kind of religion, but clearly, many US Americans do.
Our Insatiable Appetite for Certainty
As one who has valued my agency in life, I'm learning to live with ambiguity.
As one who has valued my agency in life, I’m learning to live with ambiguity.
Is it the End of the World?
The metaphor of apocalypse powerfully speaks to present-day societal anxieties.
The metaphor of apocalypse powerfully speaks to present-day societal anxieties.
The Earth Has a Soul
Nature is my first religion.
Nature is my first religion.
Why Do Bad Things Happen?
If religion is supposed to be about peace, love, and understanding, why does it yield war, hatred, and confusion?
If religion is supposed to be about peace, love, and understanding, why does it yield war, hatred, and confusion?