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Keeping Our Eyes Open original ↗

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2025 Christmas Letter original ↗

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2024 Christmas Letter original ↗

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The Dark Night of My Soul original ↗

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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.original ↗

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More Than a Rock original ↗

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2023

2023 Christmas Letter original ↗

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The Fires That Burn: The Life and Work of Sr. Elaine MacInnes original ↗

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All in This Breath original ↗

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A Taste of Enlightenment original ↗

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Mountain Treasures original ↗

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The Story Behind “Zen and Christianity”original ↗

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Zen and Christianity: Points of Convergence (Part II)original ↗

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Zen and Christianity: Points of Convergence (Part I)original ↗

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The Empty Space original ↗

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The Power of Samadhi original ↗

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2022

The Sacred Heart Community Story original ↗

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2022 Christmas Letter original ↗

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A Zen Life: Honoring Sr. Elaine Macinnes Roshi original ↗

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I Am Just an Old Traveler original ↗

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Sudden Downpour original ↗

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The Gate of Heaven is Everywhere original ↗

31 Jul 2022

Practicing Across Traditions: Buddhist-Christian Dual Belonging original ↗

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A Poem for Jojang original ↗

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How I Long to See original ↗

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Be Still and Wait original ↗

18 May 2022

The Zen of St. John of the Cross original ↗

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What I Learned from My COVID Journey original ↗

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Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh, Brother Thay original ↗

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2021

2021 Christmas Letter original ↗

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Be Love: A Reflection on the Evolution of Human Consciousness original ↗

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Listening to the Rain original ↗

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Just Beat the Drum original ↗

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Mist Among Grasses original ↗

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Moonrise original ↗

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Shakyamuni Buddha’s Birthday: What It Means For Us original ↗

8 Apr 2021

A Glimpse of Oneness: A Zen Practitioner’s Experience of Our True Self original ↗

17 Mar 2021

No Beginning, No End original ↗

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The Heart of Meditation original ↗

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2020

2020 Christmas Letter original ↗

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The Dance of Life original ↗

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The Matter of Life and Death original ↗

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Everything is Emptiness. Everything is Compassion…original ↗

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The Haiku Path original ↗

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What Do I Do With My Pain?original ↗

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Zen Christian Experience original ↗

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2019 Christmas Letter original ↗

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The Moonlight original ↗

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Stepping in the Dark: How to Practice with Koans original ↗

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“Welcome!”original ↗

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Blue Mountain, White Cloud original ↗

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A Week at the Hermitage: A Trappist Monk’s Sojourn at Thomas Merton’s Hermitage original ↗

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The Spiritual Path is an Endless Journey original ↗

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Light Playing On Children’s Faces original ↗

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Bernie Glassman, Pioneer of American Zen, Dies at 79 original ↗

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To Study the Way original ↗

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The Inner Journey: Thomas Merton’s Contemplative Spirituality original ↗

26 Sept 2018

The People Who Changed My Life original ↗

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The Gift of Silence original ↗

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Between Solitude and Loneliness original ↗

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Happy 60th birthday, Matthew!original ↗

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The Surprising Benefits of a Quiet Ego original ↗

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Longing for the Beloved original ↗

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How to Read a Book: The Ultimate Guide by Mortimer Adler original ↗

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God The Artist original ↗

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In Midst of Winter, An Invincible Summer: Finding the Light in the Darkest of Times original ↗

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The Zen Master original ↗

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Finding God on a Baseball Diamond original ↗

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What Makes a Good Life: Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness original ↗

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Wabi-Sabi: The Art Of Imperfection original ↗

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Introverts Run The World — Quietly original ↗

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The Revolution of Normalcy: A reflection on the third anniversary of the election of Pope Francis original ↗

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Scars Into Stars original ↗

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