Dear friends, just want to bring to your attention: I’m participating in two online events to help us embrace and observe a truly contemplative season of Advent! Hope to see…
Carl McColman
Soul Friend and Storyteller. Lay Cistercian, Centering Prayer Presenter, Author, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, Teacher, Retreat Leader.
LSD, Anxiety, and Contemplation: Can Psychedelic Therapy Support Spiritual Growth? (and Vice Versa)
Today (November 16, 2023) is the 85th anniversary of the discovery of LSD, by the Swiss chemist Albert Hoffmann. So happy birthday, LSD! Hoffmann first synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide on…
Twenty Years Ago, Rhiannon’s Wish Came True…
On November 10, 2003 — twenty years ago today — Fran, Rhiannon and I hopped on a plane to Orlando. We actually missed our flight that morning (!) but since…
Holiday Special Book Bundle (Limited Time!) — Save 40%!
For a limited time (and limited only to stock on hand, so this special could end at any time), get three of Carl McColman’s books — Eternal Heart, The Lion the Mouse…
Wonderful News About the English Language Translation of the Philokalia
If you’ve read The Way of the Pilgrim, you know about The Philokalia — the legendary anthology of Eastern Orthodox mystical writings that was first compiled in the 18th century;…
Does Merton Still Matter? Some Thoughts on the 75th Anniversary of “The Seven Storey Mountain”
On October 11, 1948, Harcourt Brace Publishers released a book called The Seven Storey Mountain. So this coming Wednesday marks that book’s seventy-fifth anniversary. Chances are, most people who read this…
Living the Divine Heart: A Monthly Contemplative Gathering facilitated by Colette Lafia (starts tomorrow!)
My friend Colette Lafia’s new Divine Heart Monthly Gatherings starts tomorrow! This series of seven monthly online heart-centered gatherings will run from October 4, 2023 to April 3, 2024. Here’s…
Online Course: Seeking God (January 8-February 4, 2024) — NOTE NEW DATES
UPDATE: This course has been postponed until 2024. Please check back in late 2023 to register for the course when it is offered in 2024. Thank you! Please note: I…
A Couple of Podcasts for You
First of all — if you are reading this before September 23, 2023, I hope you will sign up to attend the Closer than Breath Centering Prayer Summit (note: I…
Free Personal/Group Study Guide for the New Big Book of Christian Mysticism
Click here to download the New Big Book of Christian Mysticism Study Guide Friends, here’s a resource for you to use when you read The New Big Book of Christian Mysticism —…
If You’re in Atlanta, Come to the Book Launch Party on August 31!
Hi friends, just inviting you to come to the Cathedral of Saint Philip at 7 PM on Thursday, August 31 to celebrate the publication of The New Big Book of Christian…
Praise for the New (and Old!) Big Book of Christian Mysticism
The other day I was speaking with a dear friend who said she really loves to read the endorsements in a book — the short blurbs that get printed on…