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Carving out quiet time and space for contemplation can require an act of defiance in a modern world. "We're trained to jump from topic to topic to topic and thing to thing. How often in our culture do ...

"If we comprehend the spiritual through the words which we hear with our carnal ears, contemplation with our carnal eyes likewise leads us to spiritual contemplation." Founded in 2006 to house the ...

Every year as Ramadan approaches, I prepare myself for the familiar rhythms of the holy month — the pre-dawn meals, the deliberate pace of daylight hours without food or water, the communal iftars, ...

Contemplative spirituality and practices of silence can not only help you re-center amidst stress like many are facing due to COVID-19, but they also help you see your deep convictions, motivations, ...

Thomas Merton, the great twentieth-century American writer on spirituality, began his book New Seeds of Contemplation (1961, New Directions) with the suggestion that contemplation is, "The highest ...

Washington, D.C., June 13, 2013 — The Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation announces the launch of new e-courses to bring Christian contemplative living into the digital age. The Online School of ...

How are contemplation and meditation linked? Which is more important? How do you approach one from the vantage of the other? In our time, these two gifts of prayer are often conflated and confused by ...

Spirituality turns the mind’s eye inward to examine “direction, meaning, inner wholeness, and connectedness.” 1 Often confounded with religion, which is a more collective consideration of the spirit ...

WATSON -- A spiritual journey led Julie Ann Stevens from Minneapolis to a modest, three-bedroom cottage in Watson. She believes others on this journey will find this place too, no matter where they ...