I'm so honored to be leading the annual retreat for Minnesota Contemplative Outreach. Join us for the weekend at the beautiful Christ the King Retreat Center in Buffalo, Minnesota, or participate online. Either way, hope to see you there! Gifts of the Heart: Invitation to a Contemplative Life In Our Time Ever since Thomas Keating’s...
I'm so honored to be one of the presenters of the Spiritual Wanderlust 2024 Contemplative Summit! I'm joining other contemplative writers and teaches like Carmen Acevedo Butcher, James Finley, Kaira Jewel Lingo, James Martin, Christine Valters Paintner, and many others, for four days of conversation and exploration of various topics related to contemplative practice and...
Once again, I'm so honored to return to the Rock Hill Oratory for a retreat I lead there every October. This year's theme is "Practical Mysticism" and you can attend online if getting to Rock Hill isn't an option. Either way, hope you can join in. PRACTICAL MYSTICISM The Wisdom of the Christian Mystics...
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...
I'm returning to the beautiful Mepkin Trappist Abbey in South Carolina for a four-night retreat on the wisdom of the Christian mystics. If you've never been to Mepkin Abbey, you're in for a treat: it's a beautiful setting, with inspiring liturgy and the prayerful presence of the monks, making it a wonderful setting for personal...
Ignatius House, the Jesuit Retreat Center in Atlanta, has a wonderful new initiative: a series of Interfaith Afternoon Events on topics related to art and spirituality. I'll be leading one of these events on March 23, 2025. Here's the details: Spiritual Poetry as a Sacred Practice As part of Ignatius House’s Art in an Interfaith Context...
The Apostolic Johannite Church, an independent sacramental community has invited me to be one of their featured speakers at their annual conclave, which takes place this year in Atlanta. The event is open t0 the public, so you can attend the entire conclave May 8-12, 2025; I'm speaking on the afternoon of May 10. The...
I’m returning to the beautiful Mepkin Trappist Abbey in South Carolina for a four-night retreat on the spiritual wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh and Thomas Merton. We'll take a deep dive into Thich Nhat Hanh's modern classic Living Buddha, Living Christ, as well as Merton's writings that affirm the wisdom of Buddhist-Christian interfaith spirituality. For...
I am so honored that on June 4 Ignatius House, the Jesuit Retreat Center serving Atlanta and the southeast, will host an evening event to celebrate the publication of Read the Bible Like a Mystic — and you are invited! The plan is to gather between 6:30 and 7 PM for refreshments, followed by a short...
Celebrating the Common Ground Between Christianity and Zen Thomas Merton famously said that he saw no contradiction between Buddhism and Christianity. While that may be difficult to reconcile with the obvious doctrinal differences between the two faiths, on the level of spiritual practice and compassionate presence it is easy to see many points of connection...
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