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When the World Breaks Your Heart—Turn to the Mystics
How do we find hope when facing suffering and injustice? Here are 4 ways Howard Thurman offers.
Jan 22, 20255 min read


The Autistic Mystic?
Caryll Houselander was a colorful, chain-smoking therapist who didn't fit in anywhere. Except for one place—right at the heart of divine Lov
Jul 30, 20245 min read


Why divine union hurts sometimes
I made it to the desert -- and I was shocked. I can’t believe I made it to New Mexico. After spending the majority of the last two years...
May 23, 20245 min read


The Controversial Mysticism of Hindu-Benedictine Monk, Bede Griffiths
How I first met the Hindu Christ (and why we need this Benedictine monk to make the introduction)
Apr 22, 20245 min read


This gay priest saved me with his tenderness.
How Henri Nouwen's Inner Voice of Love rescued me after I left the convent. As I reeled in my illness, Nouwen invited me to tenderness.
Apr 2, 20244 min read


4 Unexpected Secrets About the Unbreakable Bond Between Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King Jr.
Imagine, if you will, two icons of peace perched on the precipice of change. One, a Buddhist monk in saffron robes, the other a Baptist...
Jan 24, 20243 min read


Midlife Crisis: Expectation vs. Reality
When crisis strips away our normal roles - job, parent, spouse - what is left?
Sep 9, 20225 min read


The Truth about Thomas Merton’s Spiritual Mother
“Baloney!” were the first words Thomas Merton heard her say. The year was 1941 and Merton was teaching at St. Bonaventure University. The...
Jul 25, 20228 min read


Julian of Norwich: 8 Things You Didn't Know
Julian of Norwich is becoming a wildly popular mystic. Yet she lived as a recluse in a forgotten corner of England in the 14th century....
Apr 12, 20222 min read


The 19 Best Julian of Norwich Quotes
Julian of Norwich’s popularity has skyrocketed over the past century. Yet she spent most of her life literally entombed in her...
Apr 5, 20224 min read


The Untapped Goldmine of Etty Hillesum that Virtually No One Knows About
Etty Hillesum doesn't fit in boxes. Which might be why I'm so magnetically drawn to her. People who defy categories intrigue me. Somehow...
Mar 22, 20225 min read


Trauma and Well-Meaning Relatives
An Open Letter on the Occasion of my Wedding I blinked at my latest text messages. Within the past 12 hours, I had received two more...
Dec 1, 20219 min read
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