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What Would You Like to Do?
“I don’t want to be here,” my insides were shouting. For months, I disregarded my feelings and kept doing what I should, what a good Christian would. Then in Advent, God, who hears my thoughts and feels my feelings, asked … Continue reading →
Posted in community, compassion, False Self, Ignatian Spirituality, Poetry, Prayer, Reflections
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Tagged Coleman Barks, 紫流, Dog & Cat, Essential Rumi, Esther Hizsa, Ignatian prayer retreat, Let there be light, quatum bunny, Rumi, Sad_Creature, SoulStream, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Sylvia Sassen, The Guest House
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Remaking History
We were about to make Canadian history: the first Living from the Heart course day on Zoom. Audrey, Brent and I had put in extra hours rearranging the material, learning how to do break out rooms, and prepping the participants. … Continue reading →
Posted in Holy Week, Poetry, Prayer, Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Stories
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Tagged Coleman Barks, Esther Hizsa, Isaiah 48:6-7, Just right she sighed, Living from the Heart, Rumi, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Steve Corey, Tara Brach, The Essential Rumi, The Guest House, the trance of anxiety
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DIY Prayer Retreat #4: A Basket of Fresh Bread
A few weeks ago, I gathered with friends for our monthly silent retreat. It was my turn to lead, and this is the outline I used. If you’d like to try one yourself, here’s how we do it. A … Continue reading →
Posted in Prayer Retreat Outline, Resource
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 3:16, 2 Timothy 1:14, A Basket of Fresh Bread, Abba Moses, Augustine, Bram Cymet, Christ in you, Coleman Barks, Colossians 1:27, Confessions, Desert Fathers, Esther Hizsa, Go and sit in your cell, Holy Spirit in you, prayer retreat, Psalm 46, Rumi, Rumie: The Book of Love, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Coquitlam, spiritual director Vancouver, Stories of an Everyday Pilgrim
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Uninvited Guests
On Christmas we entertained family and friends for most of the day. We enjoyed every guest that came. But visitors are not always easy to have around. They may come late, stay too long, or forget what they promised to bring. Inevitably someone will do something that unsettles … Continue reading →
An Everyday Pilgrim 