Tomorrow is the feast of the great Carmelite Doctor of the Church, St. John of the Cross. I will be giving a talk tomorrow morning on Spiritual Detachment: What, Why, and How? Here is a small sample from that … Continued
Are you a contemplative? Some people, faced with this question, would answer an enthusiastic, “Yes!” Perhaps they are saints, at a high stage of union with God. Or perhaps they practice Eastern (as in Hindu or Buddhist) forms of meditation … Continued
In case you missed my interview on the Carmelite Conversations program 0n Radio Maria last Monday, here is the link to listen to it at your leisure. If you have any questions that weren’t answered in the interview, or any … Continued
Please join me at 7 p.m. Eastern today for a conversation about my free ebook and teaching children to pray. Frances Harry, host of Carmelite Conversations on Radio Maria, has invited me on her program. Colleen Sollinger, a longtime reader … Continued
November 13 is the first anniversary of Contemplative Homeschool. The 14th is the Feast of All Carmelite Saints. To celebrate, I’d like to introduce you to a few Carmelite saints and blesseds you may not know. In the future, I … Continued
Sunday’s Mass readings were all about prayer–winning battles through prayer, supporting each other in prayer, and never giving up. I love encouraging people to grow in their prayer life! But today I want to ask a question that might seem … Continued