1. The Rock ‚Äì a living relationship with Christ Jesus urges his followers to build on rock and not on sand (Mt. 7.24 ‚Äì 27). In South Africa we have […]
Lessons
The Real only comes to some-to those listening. To those whocan endure the fathomless silence,starting first in your core, then spreadingthroughout the room,through shut windows. It takes time to hear, sometimes […]
The Sacred Word
Q: I know my sacred word is not a mantra. It is for me to use to express my intention of attending during my prayer time and I am to […]
Intention, Mindfulness, and Centering Prayer
Q: Our Centering Prayer group got into a discussion about ‘mindfulness,’ which I understand to have to do with attentive presence, awareness, being in the present, etc. The question arose, […]
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Contrition
Q: On a recent Contemplative Outreach silent retreat I had my first encounter with the theme of contrition. I felt a little tickled because I knew that I was being […]
I Slid Off … and Found God
The slippery slope of questioning the fundamentals of belief …. I slid off AND.. found GOD; GOD bigger than our beliefs, than our understanding, than our constructs to understand God. […]
It is the Wailing and the Weeping
It is the wailing and the weepingThat wakes the will to repentInfinite happiness is the soul‚Äôs birthrightAnd all unhappiness comesFrom selling it for a pot of porridgeWhich leaves the soul […]
Advent Reflection
Soon I’ll retire for the day and receive the gift of sleep. I’m writing from the Katoski room at the Shalom Retreat Center in Dubuque, Iowa where I’m leading a […]
What a Difference a Word Makes
“Consent” or “surrender-accept.” “Consent to God’s presence and action within.” Sometimes I hear something so often that I cease to actually hear what it says. Consent, surrender, and accept have […]
Contemplative Outreach South Africa: On Our Regional Retreat and the Passing of Nelson Mandela
On the 5th December 2013, seven of us met at Sediba mountain centre for our annual three-day retreat. Sediba (the source) is set in the Magaliesberg Mountains, overlooking Hartebeespoort dam. […]
