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Cultivating a Listening Life

I recently had the privilege of leading a workshop at the Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona's conference "The Contemplative Way". It...

Lessons in Writing an Icon and Contemplating Mary

There are a few things on my bucket list - and learning how to paint an icon was one of them. I’ve been particularly drawn to them over...

Holding All the Falling

"The leaves fall, fall as from far, Like distant gardens withered in the heavens; They fall with slow and lingering descent. And in the...

Desert Teachings: Holding things Loosely

I come from a lush land where things grow in the ground, sometimes even without watering them. I come from a place with four distinct,...