A Beggar Off I-75, Near the Cleveland Avenue Exit
He does not try to hide his brokenness, what life has done to him, probably would be honest about his own compliance in letting it happen, if asked.
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Author: Brother Mark Dohle
My Bickering Spirit Is Healed By a Breaking Heart
I have no answers on how to deal with the seeming cultural surrender to endless bickering. I do know that when this happens, those on both sides, in the end, only wound themselves and destroy their inner peace.
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Pope Francis and the Lives of Others
The world has always been a rough, messy, cruel, going-to-hell-in-a hand-basket kind of place, yet Christ Jesus came to us, loves us, and when we pray we are to open up our hearts to all
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Absolute Nakedness Before God – Ash Wednesday 2017
So yes, Ash Wednesday brings me face to face with the depth of faith and the pull of unbelief.
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An Encounter with Jesus Christ at Waffle House
When I first saw him, my impulse was to label him: ‘Drunk’ and ‘drug addict’ came to mind. But I caught myself and tried to encounter him as a simple human being, the same as me. Labels protect us from the messy humanity of others.
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The So-Called 60s Revolution: A Trappist Looks Back
I remember when Jimmy Hendrix and Janis the King and Queen of Rock, who both died from the lifestyles that they embraced and in pretty much the same manner, just weeks apart. Two great talents dead at an early age because they bought into a world view that was in the end destructive, not only to themselves but to others.
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Dealing With Death In a Monastic Community
Fr. Anthony died yesterday, peacefully, who was a young man when I entered, only 42 or 43. He was not always easy to get along with, but underneath his gruff exterior was a very kind and gentle soul. He was a poet and a writer and he had a powerful influence on many people.
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The Image and Likeness of God Beyond Cliché
Life does have a way of bringing us to a point of revelation where from that point on our understanding of life, our reason for being here, and the importance of developing a trusting and loving relationship with God becomes more central. We discover something that was lacking.
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From the Monastery of the Holy Spirit Comes a Book for Christmas
Once we understand that all is seen, we learn that there is no need to try hide from God, or from ourselves, from what lies within our souls.
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The Man With a Prayer Shawl
I am here because I am weaker than others, more fragmented, and this is a healing place for me. It is for others who come here for retreat or just a place to pray and to heal. They have no idea what they do for us, the monks.
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