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Why Bother With Contemplative Practice?
by Ani Vidrine Do you find yourself just wanting to have a sense of peace as your baseline rather than the constant arousal of...
Ani Vidrine
Sep 22, 20254 min read


The Temple of Desolation
by Shane Steinkamp I was thinking about the idea of sacredness yesterday while unwalking along the shores of Ship Island—a habit I’ve...
Ani Vidrine
Sep 14, 20253 min read


Scotland Pilgrims Return Home
As a pilgrim community we were blessed to meet “nature’s darlings” across wild Scotland and among each other for the school’s first...
William Thiele
Jun 23, 20242 min read


The Gate of Heaven is Everywhere
Photo by Rachel Meese The day arrives, the time comes knocking at the door, when the new book needs to be birthed and a lively dialogue begins. This is how the story begins: “At the center of our being is a point…which belongs entirely to God…a pure diamond blazing…I have no program for this seeing. It is only given. But the gate of heaven is everywhere.” Thomas Merton What if you learned the gate of heaven, the Source of wisdom, power, peace and love we all need, could be fo
William Thiele
May 14, 20203 min read


Giving Us Hope
Dear ones, In the seismic global shift of the pandemic, as the very ground under our feet falls away a little more each day, what if...
William Thiele
Apr 3, 20203 min read


Freedom
I am sitting near my mother-in-law and wife in the living area of my mother-in-law’s apartment in Texas. Nothing special is happening,...
William Thiele
Feb 3, 20203 min read
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