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This is one of a series of posts I’m writing this week about a retreat I attended at Holy Cross Monastery in West Park, NY on March 3-5, 2017. The theme of the retreat was “Living Hidden in Christ with God,” a reference to Colossians 3:1-4. I can’t talk about it all in a single blog post, because there … Continue reading Hidden with Christ #6: The Leftovers
I enjoy walking labyrinths. Labyrinths are maze-like structures that have been used as spiritual tools for centuries. There are many of them around, and I have started the habit of trying to visit them, perhaps once a week. For more information on labyrinths, check out The Labyrinth Society. ...and... This is one of a series of posts … Continue reading Hidden with Christ #5 / Labyrinth #3
This is one of a series of posts I'm writing this week about a retreat I attended at Holy Cross Monastery in West Park, NY on March 3-5, 2017. The theme of the retreat was “Living Hidden in Christ with God,” a reference to Colossians 3:1-4. I can’t talk about it all in a single blog post, because there … Continue reading Hidden in Christ #4: The Implications
This is one of a series of posts I'm writing this week about a retreat I attended at Holy Cross Monastery in West Park, NY on March 3-5, 2017. The theme of the retreat was “Living Hidden in Christ with God,” a reference to Colossians 3:1-4. I can’t talk about it all in a single blog post, because there … Continue reading Hidden with Christ #3: The Theme
As I said in my last post, this is one of a series of posts I’ll be writing in the next few days about a retreat I attended at Holy Cross Monastery in West Park, NY on March 3-5, 2017. The theme of the retreat was “Living Hidden in Christ with God,” a reference to Colossians 3:1-4. … Continue reading Hidden in Christ #2: The Sermon
This is the first of a series of posts I'll be writing in the next few days about a retreat I attended at Holy Cross Monastery in West Park, NY on March 3-5, 2017. The theme of the retreat was "Living Hidden in Christ with God," a reference to Colossians 3:1-4. I can't talk about … Continue reading Hidden in Christ #1: The Monastery
This is a semi-fictional account of two events: a spiritual quest I went on in Schuylkill County yesterday, and a session with my spiritual director this morning. There's no need to try to discern how much of it is "true." In a way, it all is. I walk the streets of this town, looking for … Continue reading Darkwater
One of the stranger habits I have is this: figuring out my "geographic center of gravity," in other words, the very center of where I have lived throughout my life. It works like this. I have a spreadsheet in which I have the latitude and longitude of every place where I've lived in my life. … Continue reading My Center of Gravity
On August 21, 2017, something amazing will occur. The moon will be precisely between the earth and the sun, and this will cause a total solar eclipse. I can remember several eclipses that have occurred during my life. When I was about six, my father woke me up before dawn to see my very first … Continue reading Kentucky 2017!
This is the last in a series of posts I wrote the week of June 19, when my wife and I were cruising to Bermuda aboard the Norwegian Breakaway. A few days ago I said I wanted to talk about liquids and gases, and I never got around to the gases. Well, here it is. … Continue reading Cruisin’ with Ranald 4:
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