I am speaking today not simply for myself but for the contemplative group which has been gathering monthly here in the Kootenays for the last twelve years. And I bring love from the members of that … [Read more...]
Whatever you call it…
Nobody asks me to pray for them anymore. Most of what I hear these days is some variation on the phrase, “Please send good energy.” Is this just my friends and family or is this a universal shift? I … [Read more...]
Contemplative Certitude
About twenty years ago, I had a hissy fit at God. The trigger for this event was the death of a friend’s son; in my eyes, a particularly cruel and senseless death. I was like a feral cat, crazed in my … [Read more...]
Our Interests, by Anne Voegtlen
The following was written by Anne Voegtlen as a response to one of the lectio passages from the fall retreat. Our Interests “Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of … [Read more...]
We Move and We Fall, Anne Voegtlen
The following was written by Anne Voegtlen as a response to one of the lectio passages from the fall retreat. We Move and We Fall “He would move on a little, fall on the ground, and pray that he … [Read more...]
The Unclean Spirit, II by Anne Voegtlen
The following was written by Anne Voegtlen as a response to one of the lectio passages from the fall retreat. The Unclean Spirit, II “When an unclean spirit leaves a person, it wanders through … [Read more...]