The World Became White
Last Saturday, I was invited to a party for my 12 step group. I left around 5:30 pm. There were black clouds in the sky which was normal during monsoon season in Arizona. I could not find my...
View ArticleBeginning Your Own Interior Monastery
Why would anyone want to leave his comfortable life to join a monastery? Thomas Merton provided an insightful response in his autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain. Here was a bright young man with a...
View ArticleReturning to Centering Prayer
Centering Prayer is simply emptying oneself to seek union with our Lord. It requires detachment from our thoughts. Thomas Keating in Open Mind Open Heart said: “The method consists of letting go of...
View ArticleWalking Slow
We are always in a hurry. People scurry to and from their jobs. We eat breakfast while answering emails, catching up on Facebook and talking on the cell phone at the same time. Weekends are crammed...
View ArticleDivine Mercy in My Life
One night in late March 2009 changed my life. I attended a presentation on the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at my church. I had never understood the need to repeat prayers or use a rosary, so I was not...
View ArticlePoems from a Contemplative Heart
I started to write poetry after beginning a Christian-based 12 Step program. The questions in my 12 Step book were probing. A voice urged me to write poems even though I had not written poetry in 30...
View ArticleMy Progress So Far in Being Monastic
I have not updated the blog for a while due to extreme exhaustion. The doctor found a vitamin deficiency. Also, I received good news that I do not have breast cancer. However these physical issues...
View ArticleSlowing Down for Christmas
One of the busiest times of year has to be the Christmas season. Everyone is bustling around trying to find the hottest gift at the cheapest price, decorating their homes to look like magazine...
View ArticleAdvent Meditation: Journeying to Bethlehem
During this Advent, I decided to walk beside Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem and reflect on how they were able to make such a difficult journey. It came at such an inconvenient time. Mary was about to...
View ArticlePrayer and Spirituality in 2011
It is that time of year again when everyone makes resolutions. Besides the normal weight loss resolutions, it is important to consider your prayer life and find more time for God . Here are my...
View ArticleCan Technology Help You Be Contemplative?
I have written before about the craziness of this multitasking world and how we need to slow down to connect with God. Recently, I upgraded to an IPhone and wondered if I was caving in to the demands...
View ArticleJesus Was Never in a Hurry-Father Charles Carpenter on the "Jesus Walk"
One of the most challenging aspects of adopting a more monastic lifestyle is learning to slow down in a world that continues to revolve faster. Father Charles Carpenter of Alamos, Mexico just...
View ArticleThe Rosary Experiment
This month, I started a new chapter in my spirituality. I decided to pray the Rosary and focus each decade on a person needing Our Lady’s prayers including me. I will pray for the same people during...
View ArticleResults of the Rosary Experiment
I spent last month saying the Rosary each day prayed for 4 people including myself. The last decade was left open for whatever need occurred during the day. As a complete beginner, I decided to be...
View ArticleI Know That Jesus Exists
The gospels after Easter are full of testimonials of eyewitness encounters with our Resurrected Lord. Sometimes, we might feel like Doubting Thomas and need to see Him for ourselves to believe....
View ArticleRemember the Sabbath and Keep It Holy
A few months ago, I realized that I was more tired on Sunday than on other days of the week. Between grocery shopping, going to the laundromat and then squeezing in time to attend church, I started...
View ArticleBelieve
If life is getting you down, there is always hope. No problem, pain or hurt is beyond the mercy of God. He is waiting for you with open arms and will respond to your needs with His everlasting love....
View ArticleHoly Spirit Come to Us
"Holy Spirit, come to us. Kindle in the fire of your love. Holy Spirit, come to us. Holy Spirit, come to us." Every night before sleeping, I listen to this beautiful Taizé chant. The words are...
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RAIN FALLS AFTER A LONG DROUGHTIt has been a while since I have written on this blogsite. Unfortunately, I fell victim to the busyness of life in the last couple of years. I would get up each day,...
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