Prayers in Winter

(8/1/23) O Lover, Yet again, how shall I hold in my awareness, as well as communicate, You—unnameable, undepictable, unimaginable? How can I assuage this itch, this draw, this propensity to ensnare You with language,...

(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...

(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...

(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...

(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...

(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...

(6/20/23) [Brian McLaren, Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned (2022).] O Lover, Insofar as You already know me infinitely better than I am known by myself...

(6/13/23) O Lover, I have noted that Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM in his daily meditations tends to self-locate “on the edge of the inside.” Viewing this locus as optimal in terms of rootage and...

(5/30/23) [There are three criteria contributing to a contemplative natural setting: flowing water, mountainous terrain, and a long vista (Sanford Alwine [d. 2016]).] O Lover, It was a stunningly beautiful May day for Sharryl...

(5/26/23) O Lover, In my anecdotage I have been musing over our human capacity for both the past and the future. You, O Lover, have evolved my sort so as to be able both...