thecenterforcontemplativepractice

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I am a Professed Lay Cistercian, retired from life, former US Army Chaplain, Ordained RC Priest (Laicized), who will spend whatever time He has left seeking God where I am and as I am so that I can move from self to God.

Posts by thecenterforcontemplativepractice:

• CONVERSIO MORAE: Ten habits of highly successful people who move deeper into Christ Jesus.
• THE HUMAN RAMIFICATIONS OF VISIBILITY AND INVISIBILITY
• EVIL THOUGHTS
• FIRST STEPS AS A LAY CISTERCIAN
• MAGISTER NOSTER: God as Magister Noster
• THREE BATTLES YOU MUST FIGHT TO WIN
• THE CHRIST PRINCIPLE: WHAT IS YOUR MEASURING STICK?
• WONDER IF… there is no god, no Jesus Christ, no holy spirit, no resurrection, no afterlife…
• BALANCE IN CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER: SLEEPING ON THE EDGE
• FIVE contemplative THOUGHTS IN SEARCH OF CLOSURE
• FERTILIZER FOR FAITH: The God of Second Chances
• ARE YOUR MOM AND DAD OR FAMILY MEMBERS IN HEAVEN?
• BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU READ: Does the Church teach that we should not seek to convert the Jews?
• SIX QUESTIONS YOU MUST ANSWER BEFORE YOU DIE, GRASSHOPPER.
• MAKE A PRIVATE RETREAT WITH THE SOUL OF THE APOSTOLATE: Ten Aides to Mental Prayer
• MAKE A CONTEMPLATIVE RETREAT IN THE SILENCE OF YOUR HEART
• TRAPPIST BLOGS
• MRS. MURPHY KNOWS
• MARY STUART INSPIRED ME TO FIND A QUIET TRUTH
• THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT
• SEDUCED BY OUR WOUNDED NATURE
• THE DIVINE EQUATION: THE IMPORTANCE OF ASSUMPTIONS
• THE LAST BLOG I EVER WRITE
• DON’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO
• LOVE: OUR MOST ILLUSIVE REALITY
• THE DIVINE EQUATION: Assumptions make us who we are as humans
• HOW BIG IS YOUR WORLD?
• LITURGY OF THE HOURS: Office of the Dead
• WISDOM FROM THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US IN THE SIGN OF FAITH
• A LAY CISTERCIAN’S SAYINGS