In the wisdom teachings of Jesus, there are several pretty explicit (and challenging) teachings about love. Consider these words: “Love God with all your heart and with all your soul…
Author: Carl McColman
Soul Friend and Storyteller. Lay Cistercian, Centering Prayer Presenter, Author, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, Teacher, Retreat Leader.
Join Me Online This Lent, for “Lent with the Mystics” (Spirituality & Practice e-Course)
To learn more about this e-course and to register for it, click here. Spirituality & Practice is one of my favorite online websites/communities, offering a truly interspiritual approach to cultivating…
Mary, Mother of… Socialism?!?
A seminarian I know is currently taking a class on the theology of Mary. She’s reading lots of stuff, both ancient and modern; as we were talking, I remembered an…
Save the Dates! Here’s My List of Upcoming Events for 2024
Friends, I hope we can see each other at some point this year. Please review the list below to see the live and virtual events that I have confirmed for…
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Hi friends! As you may know, this blog is supported by readers like you through a membership program called Patreon. You can join Patreon for a low monthly fee, and…
24 Meditations for 2024: Guided Meditations on Zoom for Patreon Members
Friends, I’m happy to announce that for 2024, I’m creating a series of 24 guided meditations that I will be sharing with everyone who supports this blog with a Patreon…
On Becoming a Truly Contemplative Spiritual Director
A reader wrote to me: Hi Carl, how does one study to be a ‘contemplative’ grounded Spiritual Director for spiritual seekers. Jim Finley mentioned this on a podcast. But, how?…
Encountering Silence: An Interview with Queer Contemplative/Activist Maki Ashe Van Steenwyk
The Encountering Silence team returns with an interview recorded last spring but unreleased until now! Cassidy, Kevin and I sat down for a contemplative conversation with Maki Ashe Van Steenwyk…
Download Your Free Study Guide for “Soul Food” (Anthology of New Contemplative Writing)
I’m so honored and grateful to have an essay included in the recently published book Soul Food: Nourishing Essays on Contemplative Living and Leadership. This book was published in September…
Of Love and Silence
This morning I wrote a little poem. I’m no Mary Oliver or John Keats, of course. But perhaps this is something worth saying. Our words and our myths can connect…
Another Conversation About Mysticism
Friends, I first published this video back in the summer, but I want to highlight it again today, in case you missed it back then. It was actually the first…
Mystics and Institutional Religion: A Word from Howard Thurman
Acts of worship must be tested by the degree to which they remain living channels for the direct release of God into the life of the worshipper. When they become…