Fr. Tom Ryan 4/3/23 Fr. Tom Ryan 4/3/23

Yoga as Embodied Prayer

Because of all the commercial focus we give to Christmas, some people lose sight of the fact that Easter Sunday is the most important day in the Christian calendar.

Rev. Canon Kevin Flynn 1/9/23 Rev. Canon Kevin Flynn 1/9/23

The Epiphany: A Faith-Summons to a Mystery

Epiphany – the familiar story of the wise men’s visit to the infant Jesus in Matthew 2:1-12 – is one of those. Matthew’s story of that visit is as interesting for what it doesn't say, as much as for what it does say.

Renee Aukeman Prymus 12/8/22 Renee Aukeman Prymus 12/8/22

God As Mother

I find myself thinking about God as Mother.

Our Guest Contributors 4/15/22 Our Guest Contributors 4/15/22

Yoga and Lent VIII: The Samadhi of Jesus

Fr. Clooney's Yoga and Lent series concludes with a Holy Saturday reflection on samadhi (a state of concentration) alongside Jesus' death and resurrection.

Our Guest Contributors 4/8/22 Our Guest Contributors 4/8/22

Yoga and Lent VII: The Contemplative Gaze

When Patanjali writes of “holding” and “meditating,” he turns out to be offering us a gift, first regarding the practice – we learn to be moral, detached, to sit, breath, let go, attend, hold our gaze, just there – and then regarding the inner states of contemplation to which we aspire as Christians.

Our Guest Contributors 4/1/22 Our Guest Contributors 4/1/22

Yoga and Lent VI: Sit, Breathe, Let Go

We might consider that an excellent Lenten practice, even for its last weeks, would be to sit, and breathe, and let that breathing dispel illusions about what and who we are.

Our Guest Contributors 3/25/22 Our Guest Contributors 3/25/22

Yoga and Lent V: Ten Lenten Commandments

Lent is in part about stepping away from ordinary concerns. Jesus said, “There is need of only one thing” (Luke 10.41), and these Lenten reflections are dedicated to that proposition.

Our Guest Contributors 3/18/22 Our Guest Contributors 3/18/22

Yoga and Lent IV: To See As Wisdom Sees

Fr. Clooney shares a discussion on the 8 limbs of yoga and how they may be incorporated into our Lenten observances.

Our Guest Contributors 3/12/22 Our Guest Contributors 3/12/22

Yoga and Lent III: Empty Wisdom

In comparing the words of the Apostle Paul and the Sutras, Fr. Clooney suggests "that we put aside the competitive angle in all this, and presuppose for now that Christ and yoga are not at odds. Yoga need not threaten or diminish what Christ does in us."

Our Guest Contributors 3/6/22 Our Guest Contributors 3/6/22

Yoga and Lent II: Sede Vacante

This section of the Sutras may beneficially remind us that that what may be required is a sober, steady gaze at the mass of afflictions that beset the Church today — the problem of our loud words and clumsy deeds, particularly at the top.

Our Guest Contributors 2/17/22 Our Guest Contributors 2/17/22

The Practice of Yoga and the Practice of Lent: I

It is Lent once more, and as I’ve often done in the past, I will take up a theme that I will return to every now and then between now and Easter. ... This time I will focus on what the Yoga Sutras ask us to do...

Doreen Corwith Eckert 4/11/21 Doreen Corwith Eckert 4/11/21

Why I Take a Cyber Sabbath

Leave your cell phone behind and rest — and see what wonder this world has to offer!

Amy Secrist 12/20/20 Amy Secrist 12/20/20

Advent Doesn't Matter

There can be a lot of pressure wrapped up in figuring out what one is going to do or not do for times like these, but I’ve thankfully worked in room for transition time and ease.