On December 14, 2025 — the third Sunday in Advent, also known as Gaudete Sunday — I’m heading over to the Island of Oahu to visit the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Andrew in Honolulu. I'm honored to be the preacher at the 8 AM and 10 AM Holy Eucharist services; and then we’ll gather at...
Friends, I'll be one of the featured speakers at the 2026 Centering Prayer Summit, taking place on January 24-25, 2026. Click here to register. Other speakers include Cynthia Bourgeault, Kaira Jewel Lingo, Adam Bucko, and more. The theme of this event is “Learning to See in the Dark: Opening to Mystical Hope in a Collective...
Let’s Talk About Mysticism — Free Zoom Call with Carl McColman! Dear friends, I’m inviting you to join me (Carl McColman) for a free Zoom call on the topic of: Practical Mysticism 12 Principles for Living a Mystical Life I’m offering two opportunities to explore this topic with me: on Wednesday, January 28 and Saturday,...
Let’s Talk About Mysticism — Free Zoom Call with Carl McColman! Dear friends, I’m inviting you to join me (Carl McColman) for a free Zoom call on the topic of: Practical Mysticism 12 Principles for Living a Mystical Life I’m offering two opportunities to explore this topic with me: on Wednesday, January 28 and Saturday,...
Friends, I’m happy to announce that Spirituality and Practice will be hosting my Celtic Spirituality e-Course, running from March 23 to April 17 — a great way to journey from St. Patrick’s Day and the Spring Equinox to the ancient holy day of Beltane! The course includes 12 emails with meditations and exercises, a practice...
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...
To register, click here. Friends, join me on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 for a free online event that will include Centering Prayer and a conversation about some of the most common challenges we face when we engage in a contemplative practice. Do any of these statements sound familiar? "I'm just not very good at Centering...
I'll be visiting the beautiful Kanuga Conference Center in Western North Carolina to facilitate a retreat sponsored by the Mid-South Federation of the Theosophical Society of America. Our theme is "Mystical Wisdom and Inner Awakening: An Interspiritual Approach to Accessing Your Visionary Heart" — hope to see you there! Click here to learn more and...
I'm delighted to be returning to the Sisters of Saint Francis in Assisi Heights (Rochester, MN) for a week-long retreat on "Meditating with the Mystics!" Several options for how you can participate: either online or in person in Minnesota, you can attend the entire week-long retreat or just register for the first or second half...
Friends, join me and the Rev. Seifu Anil Singh-Morales for an extraordinary pilgrimage in search of the English mystics! Our week in England will include time spent in London, Oxford, Chelmsford and Norwich, as we seek the lives, wisdom and teachings of great mystics including William Blake, J.R.R. Tolkien, CS Lewis, Evelyn Underhill, and Julian...
Invite Carl to speak to your community: Book an Event.