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Eucharistic Contemplation

Anthony Lilles August 23, 2021 No Comments

The Eucharist, the sacred banquet, is a mystery that evokes a certain kind of contemplation.

How To Feel Good and How Not To: Contemplative Delight

Charlie McKinney August 26, 2020 No Comments

Nothing can spark and fan the flames of desire — of longing, love, awe, and reverence — quite like music can when it is skillfully directed to the task.

Contemplative Theology and Highest Wisdom

Anthony Lilles February 29, 2020 1 Comment

Dr. Anthony Lilles explains that “true wisdom requires an encounter with the Lord that humbles the intellect and holds every thought captive.”

Contrast and Compare: Contemplation and its Counterfeit

David Torkington February 22, 2020 4 Comments

David Torkington expounds on the difference between authentic Christian contemplation and its counterfeits.

Union with God: Contemplative Meditation

Charlie McKinney February 19, 2020 No Comments

In Union with God, Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen lays out for us a time-tested path toward achieving complete intimacy with God, the path first mapped out centuries ago by the Church’s acclaimed master of the contemplative life, St. John of the Cross.