He had a retreat for intervals of meditation at the White Deer Grotto in the hills near P’o-yang Lake. The “Book of Changes” (Y-king) begins with the T’ai-ki, the Great Absolute; according to Chu Hi there was in the beginning the primordial principle, the abstract monad called ...
Lately, I like the quiet and will often retreat to a quiet room just to think. The end of the year, especially during Advent, it is a good time to reflect upon the year or even on life’s entirety. I decided I did not want to give up my routine of lifting weights and getting ...
When Mary told Joseph that her time was drawing near and that he should now betake himself to prayer, he left her and turned toward his sleep-place to do her bidding. Before entering his little recess, he looked back once toward that part of the cave where Mary knelt upon her couch in...
“God will make a house for you” comes the Advent promise of 2 Samuel 7. I try to rein in my fantasies about architecture and clean, lighted spaces. Instead I remember Jesus’ promise in John 15: 1-8, “Make your home in me, as I make mine in you.” It’s such a natural met...
In a world where mobility is paramount, readers no longer need to be tethered to a physical location to engage with religious texts. Take your spiritual journey with you, be it in the quiet of your home, on a reflective retreat, or while traveling. ...
My service project at the CEC made me recognize our need for God and our role as stewards for the next generation. Megan; High School Student and CEC Retreat Participant Restoration and Faith Stewardship also calls us to better the ecological state of the CEC property we have been blessed...
7. After my retreat, we had a one-day reprieve before my husband had to go on a 6-day business trip. So, Monday was catch-up day and now the kids and I are roughing it without Dad. I’m striving to keep up with the laundry and have the house neat and orderly, like he always...
On Sunday, following Morning Prayer, Holy Anointing, and a lovely brunch, the deacons and deacon candidates said farewell to the serene ambiance of the retreat house, the kind Sisters, and to each other. Everyone was inspired by the words of Father Frank and the camaraderie of each other. ...
The Persians were to supply guides and food for the retreat, while the Romans promised to surrender Nisibis and give up their protectorate over Armenia and Iberia, which became Persian provinces. The surrender of Nisibis put an end to the school established there by Jacob, but his disciple ...
The lord was now asked, not to pay a tax, but to extend the sphere of his influence so as to enable a lonely, solitary farmstead to keep off the attacks of a foe, or at least to afford a place of shelter and retreat in time of war. This the lord would do for a consideration,...