Silent Prayer Behind Bars
SILENT PRAYER BEHIND BARS Article for the Newsletter of the Brussels Diocese, May 2022 By Elke D’Haeyer, Catholic Chaplin, Ghent Prison “This is the only time of the week when I find peace," says Joachim, [...]
SILENT PRAYER BEHIND BARS Article for the Newsletter of the Brussels Diocese, May 2022 By Elke D’Haeyer, Catholic Chaplin, Ghent Prison “This is the only time of the week when I find peace," says Joachim, [...]
The Unsolved Remainder ‘I am the blind alleys of all your paths, for when you no longer know how to go any further, then you have reached me, though you are not aware [...]
Whether or not we are conscious of it, and unless we explicitly reject any notion of it, we are fellow travelers on the spiritual journey of our life. This journey involves penetrating questions like who [...]
The Good Thief: Healing Our Shame A criminal crucified next to Jesus is known to the world as “the good thief.” But to me, he was “Josh,” my big brother. Growing up, we were [...]
Contemplative Prayer and the Spiritual Journey Finding God Within Last class, we looked at ten of the most quoted urgings of Jesus on prayer in the four gospels. For many of us the quotes [...]
Centering Prayer is like this for me. As I let the thoughts and the emotions come and go, I gain deeper insight into myself. Outside of prayer, I recognize that for the thoughts and [...]
A Light By Robin Gilmore When most women become moms, almost instantly they develop an awareness, a “tuning in” to their child’s every need, and every attempt at communication, verbal or non-verbal. When the child [...]