Brother Wayne Teasdale, author of The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World’s Religions and A Monk in the World: Cultivating a Spiritual Life, coined the new word…
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Come to the “Writing for Your Life” Conference, March 6-7, 2023!
Note from Carl: I’m honored to be one of the featured speakers at the upcoming Atlanta “Writing for Your Life” conference, along with Barbara Brown Taylor, Luther Smith, Kate Rademacher,…
In-Person/Online Hybrid Event, March 11, 2023: A Field Guide to Western Mysticism
Mystics, Monks, Magicians & Druids: A Field Guide to Western Mystery Traditions with Carl McColman Saturday, March 11, 2023 9:00 am – 3:00 pm In Person/Zoom hybrid event $45 ZG members…
Books To Read and Savor During Advent and Christmas
A reader of this blog wrote to me last week and asked: I am writing to ask if you have any good recommendations for spiritual reading during Advent. There are…
Encountering Silence: A Conversation with Dr. Joy Schroeder, co-author of “Voices Long Silenced”
It’s time for another episode from the Encountering Silence podcast! In this episode, Dr. Joy A. Schroeder, a Lutheran pastor, joins Cassidy, Kevin and me to explore the shadow side…
Patreon Membership Rewards for 2024
Read to join? Click here to get started with your Patreon membership today! Hi friends, just wanted to give readers of this blog a look at what your membership in…
A “Video Retreat” Courtesy of Contemplative Outreach Chicago
On October 29, 2022 I led an online retreat day for my friends at Contemplative Outreach of Chicago. We had a wonderful day of reflection, which was called Centering Prayer and…
The Mystical Imagination: Quotations for Reflection and Meditation
One of my favorite topics to explore when leading a retreat is “The Mystical Imagination.” I often pair it with Centering Prayer, exploring how the silence of Centering Prayer naturally…
Videos of Rhiannon and Fran
If you’ve read chapter one of Unteachable Lessons you know all about my wife Fran and my late daughter Rhiannon (who passed away in 2014). Thankfully, we have a number of…
Plowshare Prayer — and General Intercessions
Yesterday I was leading a class for Zeitgeist Atlanta and one of the participants shared an amazing song by a musician named Spencer Lajoye, called the “Plowshare Prayer.” It is…
Centering Prayer and the Mystical Imagination: Complementary Approaches to Intimacy with God
On Saturday, October 29, 2022, I will be leading an online day of reflection on Centering Prayer and the Mystical Imagination. If you’d like to explore how to integrate silent prayer…
The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom — But Love Casts Out Fear
N.B. This homily was written for the Community of Hope International at their annual retreat, during the Saturday evening Taizé service, October 8, 2022 at Camp Allen, Navasota, Texas. The…