Between 1993 and 2006, I participated in many conferences in Europe. The location of these meetings offered me the opportunity to experience something of the life of diverse monastic communities on the continent, which I found to be profoundly enriching. On the occasions when I attended meetings in Annecy, France, I was able to join […] Read More
How many times have you heard someone say, “I’m spiritual but not religious?” Oprah loves to say it on her network. Church folks love to write books about it. It’s the number-one excuse in certain parts of our world as to why folks have decided not to come to church anymore. For me, it’s a […] Read More
It pays to be spiritual. That is the conclusion reached by researchers Tony Schwartz and Christine Porath. In an opinion piece in the Sunday Review of the New York Times, they outlined factors that benefit or hinder employee productivity. At first glance, the numbers are dismal: A majority of workers in the United States and […] Read More