Dear Ones, Thou hast made us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee. —Augustine of Hippo These beautiful words, written 1,600 years ago by St. Augustine, illuminate my heart this morning. In this […]
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August 15
Our spiritual journey is a love affair. It is a leaning into God, listening longingly for His heartbeat. ~Betty
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July 18
Becoming real is an unlearning. As we do the painful work of emptying ourselves of our ego and illusions, Love gently comes in, enlarging our soul and filling the emptied space with the Spirit of God, the fullness of Christ.
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The Interior Castle
St. Teresa of Ávila was a sixteenth-century Carmelite nun who lived during the Spanish Inquisition and wrote The Interior Castle as a guide for spiritual growth. She wrote it, not because she wanted to, or thought she had the skills, […]
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On Retreat: December
Our prayer is that On Retreat will help you break from habituated patterns of mind and frantic activity, make more space for God, and step into a new way of seeing, believing, and abiding.The descending way of humility is a […]
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On Retreat: November
Our prayer is that On Retreat will help you break from habituated patterns of mind and frantic activity, make more space for God, and step into a new way of seeing, believing, and abiding.The descending way of humility is a […]
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On Retreat: October
Our prayer is that On Retreat will help you break from habituated patterns of mind and frantic activity, make more space for God, and step into a new way of seeing, believing, and abiding.The descending way of humility is a […]
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Good, Better, Best
Nothing on our spiritual journey is ever final; it is an ongoing process moving us deeper and deeper. It is a continuous change and movement from what is good (that place where most of us live, desiring to love and […]
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