Toolless in Transit
(7/26/23) [“. . . the Spirit joins in to help our weaknesses; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Herself intercedes for us with groanings too deep...
Monthly Archive: July 2023
Portal/Path/Portal . . .
(7/18/23) O Lover, For several years while living in Washington D.C. three decades ago I would begin each Wednesday with morning prayer and breakfast at the Discalced Carmelite friary. Befriended by a novice keen...
Awe as Mystérium (II)
(7/12/23) [Rudolf Otto, The idea of the Holy (1917).] O Lover, In my previous post I sought to explore Dacher Keltner’s notion of “awe,” the experience of finding oneself in the presence of that...
Awe as Treméndum (I)
(7/12/23) [Dacher Keltner, Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life (2023).] O Lover, Of late bits of my lifespan have been converging around the rich theme of...
“I Received the Living God”
(7/4/23) [“I received the living God, and my heart is full of joy. / I received the living God, and my heart is full of joy. / He has said: I am the Bread...