What would it mean to queer contemplation? To disentangle contemplative spirituality from heteronormativity, patriarchy, and Eurocentricity, and instead engage with openness, curiosity, and a little ...

First, I fidget. I cross and uncross my legs, fold and unfold my hands, bow and raise my head. I discover muscles I didn’t know I had, muscles that twitch, quiver, itch, and ache. So I waste several ...

St. Paul encourages us to “not be anxious about anything.” But how to attain such peace in our world so filled with peril and strife, as it surely was in Paul’s day, and in every chapter of history?

We live in cultures of anger and blame, of sloganeering and comparisons with others. The result? Highly habituated reactive mental habits leading to fragmented identities and the sense that union with ...

Contemplation took centre stage at the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) silent retreat themed The Spirit of Lent and the Future of Religion, held at the Stella Maris Retreat Centre from ...