There are some wonderful essays in this issue, some interesting insights into the nature of prayer and meditation and focus on the greater spiritual reality. (I especially like Matt Link's metaphor …

Transcendental Meditation, taught by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and Centering Prayer, developed by the Trappists at St. Joseph Abbey, Spencer, Massachusetts, are both more or …

It has an appropriateness for this issue with its feature section on prayer. The magical Fairy with all his smiling goodwill carries a political sign (that is also a thrysos, as David Cohen will tell us …

Sex and Heaven: Catholics in Bed and Prayer by John Portmann reviewed by R.A. Horne Open Your Mind, Open Your Life by Taro Gold reviewed by Toby Johnson Shirt of Flame: The …

Jun 26, 1982 · The Supreme Court held today that the reading of an official prayer in New York public schools violated the Constitution. The prayer was drafted by the New York Board of …

I used this prayer as a stepping stone into my conference talk, focusing on the first benediction, which begins: Blessed are you, Eternal our God, and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, …

Spring 1997 (#32): SANCTUARY table of contents Summer 1997 (#33 ): LIFESTORIES table of contents Fall 1997 (#34): FAIRIES table of contents Winter 1998 (#35): PRAYER table of …

Nov 20, 2017 · And if prayer is a way of aligning your body with the forces that flow through the universe, then prayer I accept. But there is a worrying aspect about the idea of God.

This reminded me of these words by Thomas Merton about prayer: “Prayer and Love are learned in the hour when prayer becomes impossible and your heart has turned to stone.”

I used this prayer as a stepping stone into my conference talk, focusing on the first benediction, which begins: Blessed are you, Eternal our God, and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, …