Mary Magdalene, Visionary
Mark Etling, PhD
July 4, 2025
The Gospel of Mary is one of many Scriptures that was not accepted by the Church for inclusion in the New Testament.
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Life Is More than Winning and Losing
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 21, 2020
The mind likes dualities because there’s always a winner and a loser. But, as God and the meditator know, dualities are only two-thirds of the story.
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Seeking Radical Simplicity
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 20, 2020
Because we are so bombarded today with messages and demands, and our attention is being pulled in many different directions, we like the idea of simplicity.
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Are You With Me?
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 19, 2020
“Are you with me?” It’s a question we might ask an audience to make sure they haven’t gone off to sleep while we were talking.
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Be Your Real Self
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 18, 2020
When we see hypocrisy—the enemy of integrity—we are cautious. If we condemn it—as Jesus and the great teachers did—we expose ourselves to attack.
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Silence Is the Greatest of Teachers
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 17, 2020
A good new practice to highlight, even at this midway point in the Lenten period, is silence. Silence is the greatest of teachers.
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Persistence Is More Important than Success
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 16, 2020
We cannot pursue success, acceptance, and acclaim as authentic goals of life, and be real. In meditation we score no goals but we win the match.
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