Mindfulness: A Central Axis?

Mindfulness. That’s a great word, isn’t it? I was recently giving a presentation on Mindfulness to the Catechumenate program at the University of the South. After a brief introduction, we broke up into small groups, and each group went through the basic method that I’ve written about here and in my book, Just Begin. In Read More …

Contemplation

What is contemplation? If you spend much time on this website, you’ll probably read a lot about contemplation, contemplative prayer, and contemplatives. So, I thought I might start out by writing about what I mean by contemplation. (You’ll also find out that I absolutely love definitions, but I digress.) Most of the time, when you Read More …