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A Lay Cistercian Looks at Spiritual Reality
Month: July 2017
HOW DIET REMINDS ME OF CONTEMPLATION
Although I try mightily, I am constantly tempted to stop any attempts at contemplation. This is like a runner who must find a mental challenge, as well as the physical one of running the distance. In one of my Lectio Divina meditations, I found… Continue Reading “HOW DIET REMINDS ME OF CONTEMPLATION”
A Lay Cistercian Reflects on the Practice of Contemplative Practice
As an aspiring Lay Cistercian, I would like to share with you some of the practical and real ways in which I pray, using silence, solitude, work, prayer, in the context of community. These reflection are my own and do not reflect any official… Continue Reading “A Lay Cistercian Reflects on the Practice of Contemplative Practice”
THREE THINGS GOD TOLD ME ABOUT CANCER , WHEN I SAT NEXT TO HIM IN CONTEMPLATION
If you think I am some kind of religious fanatic, let me assure you that I am not. What this blog topic is about is ten days of contemplation using the Lectio Divina method. I didn’t always have success at waiting for God, which… Continue Reading “THREE THINGS GOD TOLD ME ABOUT CANCER , WHEN I SAT NEXT TO HIM IN CONTEMPLATION”
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