For most of my life, sorrow has been a kind of wallpaper feeling inside. It is always there. It isn’t the furniture I sit on, or even pictures that hang on the wall, but an ever-present backdrop.
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Yesterday morning it rained. In this coastal desert climate I call home, rain is a spiritual experience for me. Our land and our lives are challenged by a lack of rain.
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Spiritual companions come to us in a variety of ways. A spiritual director is one intentional way, but sometimes they come to us in the form of a stranger we encounter briefly. Other times…
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Every year at this time, we ask for your continued financial support of the good work of Stillpoint. But why Stillpoint? What keeps us insisting this work…
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There is a contemplative exercise you may know. It is called a sound meditation. You close your eyes for a little while and listen to…
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Well known retreat leader and author Cynthia Bourgeault opens her retreats by telling those gathered that her role is as one "tending the longing."
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What goes on in those silent depths during the time of Centering Prayer is no one’s business, not even your own; it is between your…
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One of my favorite stories in all of Scripture is the story of Abraham. He is sometimes called the Father of the Faith. We are told he was the first…
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When I was first starting out as a Spiritual Director I was introduced to the bucket. The bucket is the place we put those things that…
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The American Red Cross does an extraordinary work through the regular and widespread blood drives it conducts. Recently, a church…
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There is a parable told by Jesus in the Gospels about a widow who fights for justice against an unjust judge. We are told the judge has no concern…
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This quote from Thomas Merton has been a sacred text for me for most of my life. I have kept it nearby so…
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