The Center for Contemplative Practice
A Lay Cistercian Looks at Spiritual Reality
Month: October 2024
WHAT THE F**CK!
I am not in the habit of using foul language, although I have been known to throw out the occasional SH*T to describe some failing of mine. My topic that I feel compelled to share with you is the noticeable increase in the use… Continue Reading “WHAT THE F**CK!”
THE INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH: My New Catholic Church made in my image and likeness. Part III.
MY CHURCH IS LIKE A FIVE-STORY BUILDING, EACH FLOOR HAVING FOUR QUADRANTS OR ROOMS If I build a church in my image and likeness, subject to the whims of my emotional self for self-gratification, the results might not have anything to do with Christ.… Continue Reading “THE INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH: My New Catholic Church made in my image and likeness. Part III.”
THE INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH: My new Catholic Church is created in my image and likeness. Part II.
Building a Catholic Church for me is no easy feat. I must make sure I have solid ground on which to erect a new temple of the Holy Spirit, one which the Lord has made in His Image and Likeness, not mine. That is… Continue Reading “THE INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH: My new Catholic Church is created in my image and likeness. Part II.”
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