My friends at Holy Cross Monastery in West Park, NY have invited me "back" for another Zoom retreat. The theme of this retreat will be "Praying with the Spanish Mystics," focusing on the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Teresa of Ávila, and St. John of the Cross. We'll have a conference each day...
Mepkin Abbey is sponsoring this online retreat based on the spirituality of the Desert Mothers and Fathers. Let's enter the "desert" of this extraordinary time of pandemic and social isolation together, turning to our desert elders for inspiration and spiritual guidance. The retreat begins with a conference the evening of Monday, August 10. Two conferences...
This retreat has been rescheduled and moved online. J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia are masterpieces of fantasy literature. Since both authors were committed Christians, these writings also are filled with spiritual insights and mystical wisdom. On this retreat we will reflect together on how Tolkien, Lewis,...
This event has been moved to online. Please register to join us on Zoom. It's become an annual tradition! Every fall I co-facilitate this retreat with Brother Elias, the author of Tears of an Innocent God. This year, we've moved the dates back to January, and we'll be online, so hope you can join us! Wisdom...
The Joy of Waiting: An Online Advent Day for Silence, Respite and Reflection Saturday, December 2, 2023 9:00am―2:00pm Eastern Time (USA) Facilitated by Carl McColman Advent is a holy season of silence, waiting and preparation, but for so many of us, it is also a busy time filled with parties, concerts and hard work preparing...
Interfaith Healing Practices: Tools to Inspire Hope in the Midst of Chaos With Carl McColman Saturday, November 2, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. CT Co-Sponsored by the Theosophical Society in America and Contemplative Outreach of Greater Chicago, this online event is open to the public. Click here to register for this online event. It’s no secret...
Read the Bible Like a Mystic: Exploring the Contemplative Dimension of Scripture October 24-25, 2025 Friday 7:00 p.m. to Saturday 4:00 p.m. (ET) Presenter: Carl McColman The Bible is a difficult book. Written thousands of years ago, in a culture radically unlike our own, it is revered as sacred. But many people – Christians and...
https://youtu.be/ccYaiVX95-A?si=SX2TWkUuJc4CRnQA Join me on March 28 for a one-day Zoom retreat on appreciating Buddhist wisdom from the perspective of contemplative Christian spirituality. For more details and to register: https://www.soulstream.org/event/deep-and-wide-march-2026/ Deep and Wide – March 2026 March 28, 2026 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm PDT Start time where you are (America/New_York detected): 12:00 pm The...
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