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Letters from Assisi

Over the years, I have written hundreds of reflections, based on visits to Assisi and my reading of books based on the spiritual legacy of St. Francis. Some were written on location while others were wrought later from notes that connect me to this mystical place. I share some of them here in a collection called Letters from Assisi.

Spiritual Direction without Naming God

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The End of Religion

New Explorations in Spiritual Practice with Aelred Graham, by Richard Boileau

The Logos of our Lives

Our earthly quest for meaning, of which so much is written nowadays, is ultimately a search for the divine source.

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Struggling with loss?

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Oxford University Lecture Series

CONSCIOUSNESS, CONVERSION AND COMMUNICATION IN FRANCISCAN SPIRITUALITY

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Be My Valentine

A glance at any greeting card display would have you believe that February is the month of love. Be my valentine, reads one card festooned with vivid red hearts and roses. These days, the word love stands against so much fear and bloodshed in some parts of the world that it’s difficult to believe in…

New Year of Peace

When John Lennon recorded Give Peace a Chance in a hotel room in Montreal forty-six years ago, most people thought that he was hopelessly naive. Yet what could be more hopeful? What is naive is to regard peace as something that can be secured without love? This is the intuition that we find in the…

Falling in Love with God

Falling in love can be understood as one of the deepest of human experiences, or as nothing more than a fleeting and superficial romantic attachment. Richard Boileau argues that, far from being shallow, the idea of falling in love with God can powerfully capture the essence of what it truly means to speak of…

Falling with Grace to Grace

In the course of finding God in all situations, which is the rich discovery of contemplative prayer, we are often surprised to find that God is revealed in sadness as well as joy; in darkness as well as light; in doubt as well as faith. Falling is an image of darkness and doubt…

A Lonergan View of Francis of Assisi On Consciousness, Conversion and Communication

The radical decision that Francis of Assisi took with regards to the meaning of the Christian Gospel during the opening moments of the thirteenth century created a whole school of spirituality that has transcended the centuries as “the richest of all, incontestably one of the most beautiful, and one which has most decisively left…

Consolation of Mind and Heart – The Search for Meaning and Happiness

A MAJOR AXIS OF IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY is the proposition that God can be found in all things. And ‘all things’ include the words that people speak, words being symbols used to signify the array of thoughts and feelings that constitute the human experience. This article originally appeared in The Way Magazine. Visit them online…

Dealing with Loss – Balthasar’s Three Forms of Abandonment

I would like to examine the value of these three forms of abandonment in accompanying the bereaved in order to deal with their grief and lead them to new life in the resurrection of Christ. This article originally appeared in The Way Magazine. Visit them online at: http://www.theway.org.uk Download the PDF file .

Spiritual Transformation through Transcending Loss

Persons of faith who are dealing with grief have a rich opportunity for development and growth. Indeed, spiritual directors can observe that to navigate the dynamics of loss, there is no better guide than experience, enriched by theory, heightened by interiority. This article originally appeared in the September 2010 issue of Presence. Visit them online…

Sub-Personalities and Authenticity

SYCHOSYNTHESIS IS A THEORY and practice of human development that combines the insights of psychoanalysis with an affirmation of the spiritual dimension of the person, the ‘higher’ or ‘transpersonal’ self, that coheres with traditional understandings of Christianity. The theory, proposed by Robert Assagioli around 1910, was distinct from others yet remained consistent with the…

The Great Communicator of Assisi

Francis of Assisi is often praised for the intensity of his spirituality, the depth of his religious insights and his unique blend of fidelity and authenticity, being at once faithful to the Church and to his own conscience. Yet the cleverness and effectiveness of his communication deserves as much attention. This article originally…