The Center for Contemplative Practice
A Lay Cistercian Looks at Spiritual Reality
Month: July 2026
The Fragmenting of Human Speech: The Loss of Truth. (Part 1 of 2)
Freedom of speech is being insidiously diluted by the introduction of false blogs, fake news, and downright and outright lying under the seeming protection that no one has the right to challenge whether the creators are right or not. Gone is the measuring stick… Continue Reading “The Fragmenting of Human Speech: The Loss of Truth. (Part 1 of 2)”
FIVE DIABOLICAL SOCIAL MEDIA SCAMS YOU NEED TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR CHILDREN.
I am appalled by the blatant Lying (lucutio contra mentem) or by falsifying the Truth and telling others what is true when you know it isn’t. This insidious and frequently used method of AI users, who abuse the medium by falsifying, making up stories,… Continue Reading “FIVE DIABOLICAL SOCIAL MEDIA SCAMS YOU NEED TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR CHILDREN.”
Physically Married: Mentally and Spiritually Divorced.
A while back, we Hoosiers like to talk like that, I wrote a book entitled “Physically Married: Mentally and Spiritually Divorced.” I think it is on Amazon.com, but I don’t know if anyone has ever ordered it but me. In this book, I tried… Continue Reading “Physically Married: Mentally and Spiritually Divorced.”
STRICT OBSERVANCE CATHOLICS
Today, there is a thirst to grow more deeply by cultivating the “mind of Christ Jesus” to a level beyond what a traditional parish can offer. What I propose is not meant to replace parish involvement, but rather to foster a deeper observance of… Continue Reading “STRICT OBSERVANCE CATHOLICS”
All That Is Praises the Lord: A Prayer of Honor and Glory from the Anawim
In my view of reality, that of three distinct universes, yet one, everything moves, as Teilhard de Chardin points out, to Omega from Alpha. Being of human nature, I have neither the capability nor the capacity to begin to understand what that means at… Continue Reading “All That Is Praises the Lord: A Prayer of Honor and Glory from the Anawim”
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