Beginning to Pray

Hunger for silence is the sign of spiritual maturity. This saying is attributed to John Paul the Great and reminds me of the program he prop...

Tommorrow will be the feast of Catherine of Siena. Check out http://tiny.cc/cpJpt for a little on her history. She is an important figure f...

There were two great contentemplative mystics from the 19th Century who continue to have an impact on the way the Church understands prayer ...

A theme that runs through the great christian teachers of the spiritual life is abandonment to the love of God the Father. Our faith tells ...

I was recently asked about the relationship of the experience of the dark night in the spiritual life and growth in compassion. For some of ...