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Spirituality
Three Characteristics of Advent Waiting
Advent is a time of waiting. But not all kinds of waiting are alike. In Advent, we wait in a special way.
1. Advent waiting is expectant.Many years ago, when...
Retreats
Time in Silence
For the past several months, I have been building in one monthly retreat day into my calendar, on the advice of a spiritual director. I had been complaining that...
Spirituality
Five Easy Ways to Build Prayer into Your Day
Too busy to pray? Here are five easy ways to build a little prayer into the day.
Try a “mini Examen” just before lunch, dinner, or going to sleep....
Reflections
Finding Space for Play and Wonder
In Plato’s dialogue Theaetetus, Socrates says, “All philosophy begins in wonder” (155d). I recently thought of this in the midst of a discussion of Jesus’ idea that one must...
Something to Think About
Ten Things Forgiveness Is Not
Forgiveness is not the acceptance of injustice. Forgiveness is not a reason to keep things the way they always have been. Forgiveness is not incompatible with loving anger....
Discernment
Seagulls as an Image of the Evil Spirit
I like to watch seagulls as they glide across the sky, but as with many of God’s creatures, we can have negative interactions with them as well.
This past summer...