Christian Mysticism

I was raised in the Catholic Church and attended a mixture of liberal public schools and conservative Catholic schools. Growing up I began to realize the infinitely compassionate and loving nature of God, and it became increasingly hard to stuff my own recognition of...

Drenched in Beauty

I want to share a story with you today. It is a simple description of an experience I had and why I attribute that experience to meditation even though i wasn’t meditating at the time. First however, a little self reproach and criticism of my culture. . ....

Such Raw Beauty

by Robert Augustus Masters, Ph.D. There’s a heart-aching so sharp, so sweet and so bottomless, that both shatters and reassembles us. Such terrible beauty accompanies it, such fathomless yearning, such exquisitely painful gratitude. Endless is this beauty. Upon...

What is Valentine’s Day All About?

St. Valentine’s Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus. The most popular story associated with Saint Valentine was that he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and...

Cultivating an Integral Lens – Final

OK. Valentine’s Day is coming up, right? You have about nine days left to figure out something special for that special someone. Ladies, you qualify as “that special someone” so don’t forget to treat yourselves. Now, with Valentine’s day...