contemplative prayer Archives

Authentic Awakening in Prayer

Leanna Cappiello October 15, 2015

Thomas Merton: Pivotal Modern Contemplative

Phil Fox Rose August 6, 2012

Country: United States
Born: January 31, 1915
Died: December 10, 1968
Religion: Roman Catholic

Writer, poet, anti-war activist and Trappist monk Thomas Merton helped make Catholicism relevant for a new generation and introduced many to contemplation.

Prayer is not doing, but being. — Kathleen Norris

Daily Jolt March 28, 2011

FAST from one of your usual prayer practices today. PRAY — spend time in God’s presence today. GIVE time today to just be with a…

What Works: Why to meditate

Phil Fox Rose February 16, 2010

In a famous exchange, Dan Rather asked Mother Teresa of Calcutta what she says in prayer and she replied, “I don’t say anything. I listen.”…

Learning to Be Good

Anne Lindley September 29, 2009

As a child, I yearned to be good. Not just pleasant-table-manners good, but profound, give-away-all-your-belongings-like-St.-Francis good. This may surprise anyone who knew me back then,…