Posts tagged Monks
When We Learn To See The Holy In The Mundane, We Discover Equilibrium  

(OPINION) During the lengthy pandemic lockdown, I decided to take advantage of all that unforeseen solitude by developing my spiritual life. Among other things, I studied the works of Roman Catholic mystics. One sublime idea they sometimes express is that each of us — indeed, God’s whole creation — is one with the Maker of everything.

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Negative Spaces Have Value In Art, Life And Theology

(OPINION) Many religious traditions value silence as a space where a supreme power might be experienced. “I will come to you in the silence,” promises God at the outset of David Hass’ hymn, “You Are Mine,” sung in both Catholic and Protestant churches. Some religious folk might agree with Beckett that nothing is the ultimate reality.

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