All the Wonders

Icons are painted to lead us into the inner room of prayer and bring us close to the heart of God. - Henri Nouwen, Behold, the Beauty of...

Recently, I finished the training to become a SoulCollage® facilitator. SoulCollage® is an intuitive technique developed by Seena B....

St. Augustine writes, “You have made us for yourself, O God, and our hearts are restless until they find rest in you.”  In these times of...

Bring in Spring. Fresh flowers from the yard brought inside. Share the light. I keep a candle burning when I'm awake. Meditate with...

I’ve just returned from my second weekend intensive in spiritual director training with The Haden Institute. I’m grateful for time apart...

As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. -Psalm 42:1-2, NRSV ...

On these shores People prayed to the morning sun. On these shores People gathered food, repaired nets. On these shores People launched...

We enter the gates Of Clonmacnoise. Ahead of us are Centuries of life in the Spirit. You have a choice, the leader says, Go in pilgrim or...

I found myself drawn back to the ruin of St. Ciarán's Church at Glendalough. St. Ciarán was the anam cara (soul friend) of St. Kevin. His...

One turned up palm is out the window, stiff as a cross beam, when a blackbird lays in it and settles down to rest. -Seamus Heaney A poem...

I am preparing to go on a pilgrimage with The Academy for Spiritual Formation. We'll be traveling to Ireland in early July, visiting...

Each day I see the legacy of hatred Written across my screen, Displayed in videos. It enters my car in voices on the radio. Fists raised...

We are all complex. I wish I were made of just one self — consistent, wise and loving — a self I should never wish to get rid of at any...

This is a repost from my article on Alive Now's blog I starting practicing centering prayer in February as I was working on the...

Upper Room: How do you pray? Beth: I usually take some time for prayer each morning before I leave the house. It's not a great lot of...