Field Trip with my Mentor: Mepkin Abbey, South Carolina
I love the monastic life. Ever since I stayed with the Buddhist monks at their monastery in Bolivia, North Carolina, I've contemplated their lifestyle, their values, practices, psychology, and...
View ArticleThe First Ten Days: A Reflection on Being Catholic
We are now ten days into our month of Catholicism (specifically Roman Catholicism), but as usual, it feels like a lifetime. I believe this feeling--this sense of being out of time with the rest of the...
View ArticleAdvent: Welcoming Christ into the World
Any of us with kids probably remember those last few weeks before our children were born. I was stressed out and excited with both of my girls (and it hasn't let up yet). There was so much to do and as...
View ArticlePraying the Rosary, Understanding Christ
I've got a thing for meditation/prayer beads. It all started in January when I began meditation on a string of 108 rudraksha beads, said to be sacred to Lord Shiva. Ever since, I've looked for them...
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