July 2021: Being Free by Being Obedient
Human freedom does not mean doing what we want to do when we want to do it. Our freedom is always situated and limited. A man born and raised in…
June 2021: Place of Play in Our Spiritual Life
Observing the carefree play of children on a summer’s day awakens a sense of lost innocence in all of us. How is it that we have become so earnest about…
Wise Words from 17th Century England
This 5-session series, facilitated by Dr. Steve Geitgey, will consider the wisdom of several English writers from the 17th century, focusing on their relevance to our modern-day spiritual formation. From…
May 2021: Denying Ourselves, Caring for Others, and Following Jesus
Our life, from infancy to old age, is an invitation to be our brothers’ and our sisters’ keepers (see Gn 4:9). We never feel alone in the world when we…
Book Nominated as Finalist for Catholic Publishing Award
Susan Muto's latest book, A Feast for Hungry Souls: Spiritual Lessons from the Church's Greatest Masters and Mystics has been named one of nine finalists in the Theology category for…
April 2021: Becoming Poor in Spirit
There are good reasons why the first beatitude in the Sermon on the Mount is: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Mt 5:3).…
March 2021: Moving into Meditation
Have you ever said to yourself or heard others say, “I can’t meditate. I don’t know how my mind races here and there, no matter how hard I try to…
February 2021: Silence in a Noisy World
Silence is golden, so why is there so much noise inside of us, to say nothing of the pulsing world of social media around us? This cacophony cannot cancel the…
January 2021: Growing in the Life of the Spirit
Our Lord reminds us in Matthew 7:17-20 that we can tell good from bad trees by the fruit they bear. How we cultivate the tree of our life reveals whether…