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Giving up Chronic Outrage for Lent

Posted on February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 by Michael Rose
I’m giving up chronic outrage for Lent. I'm exhausted dumping my energy into being chronically outraged because there is an endless supply of situations to be outraged about. I just can’t do it anymore. I am finding that chronic outrage doesn't make way for us to do anything about the issue other than joining in...
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  • Overcoming Prayer Distractions
    January 9, 2012

    Overcoming Prayer Distractions

    If you are like me, you have times of prayer where your thoughts are all over the map!  “Our Father, who art in heaven,... what should we have for dinner tonight? hallowed be your name... oh, I have to get that contract signed...”  Prayer distractions seem to be a chronic issue in the prayer lives...
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  • An obstacle to Deeper Living
    August 19, 2019

    An obstacle to Deeper Living

    As I often write and my friends and clients are all too familiar, I am a huge fan of becoming, journey type of language.  The key here is we don’t ever arrive and each present moment opens to a new present moment, hopefully with each adding a little more light, a little more understanding of...
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  • Blind Faith – Merton’s Prayer
    January 7, 2015

    Blind Faith – Merton’s Prayer

    The following is a prayer by Thomas Merton found in his book entitled Thoughts in Solitude.  Thomas Merton was an influential 20th-century Catholic author, popular spiritual writer, poet, author and social activist.  A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, in Kentucky, Merton was a prolific writer penning over 60 books and many essays....
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