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Brother David Steindl-Rast argues that every sensual experience—whether the joy of walking barefoot or the…

When we develop a right attitude of compassion and gratitude, we take a giant step…

"There is only one condition for seeing life sacramentally: 'Take off your shoes!' Realize that…

The more we suppress the darkness within us, the more it leads a life of…

The integral practice of grateful living unites Christianity, Buddhism, and all religious traditions.

We very urgently need rituals in our times. Brother David Steindl-Rast (born 1926) is a Benedictine…

"To live a spiritual life means to act as one acts in one’s own house…

Can this be our opportunity to wake up to the age-old facts about fear and…

There is a danger of speaking too much about Thomas Merton and too little about…

Drawing connections between Buddhism and Christianity, Merton reflects on the universal meaning of prayer.

Become aware of surprises. Relish surprises as life’s gifts. Surprise is the seed of gratefulness.…

When the wolf moon grows fat and the North wind roars on the shore, an…