…soul is the delicate yet durable cloth woven …
“What must I do, to tame you?” asked the little prince.
“You must be very patient,” replied the fox. “First you will sit down at a little distance from me–like that–in the grass. I shall look at you out of the corner of my eye, and you will say nothing.
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This morning as I was doing my contemplative ‘sit’ in the sun room of my house, I was surprised that I did not hear the birds chirping and singing outside the picture window in the front yard. After my sit, I realized that it was October 4th, and the feast of St.…
Sometimes the experiences of life seem to mute us – we are unable to express what it is that is arising within us. Other times we may feel that there is not enough that we can say to express all that we are feeling in response or reaction to life’s vicissitudes.
Thomas Merton speaks of Le Pointe Verge as that tiny inmost point within all of us that is precisely pure poverty. This is the point within all of us that is emptiness in completion, as it is the very seat of God in our soul, and conversely our seat within God. …
“I can’t seem to find time to pray…what type of prayer should I be doing?…What is the best form of prayer?” These are all questions that we ask ourselves at one time or another, and they are all good questions.
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