I recently wrote a liturgy for personal devotion that I would like to share with you all. I am calling it a liturgy, and it definitely is one, but it is also a contemplative practice for starting a new day. I created it with my own spiritual progress in mind, but it also makes sense … Continue reading The Mind of Christ: A Liturgy of Kenotic Participation →

At times we can taste the sweetness of the Spirit as it blows past us. We do not know where it has come from or where it is going. The tender aroma of God’s mercy fills us with joy and comforts us. Experiences such as these may be accompanied by synchronicities in our lives, insight … Continue reading Spiritual Consolations: St Brigit and her beloved ducks →

In many ways, the heart of Christian spirituality is the relationship between heaven and earth. Jesus instructed his disciples to pray saying, "Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." We do not distinguish between heaven and earth so that we can love one and hate the other. Rather, our priestly role … Continue reading Body and Soul: The union of heaven and earth →

A couple weeks ago I was blessed by a conversation I had with my friends Carmen Acevedo Butcher and Alana Levandoski. We recorded it so that all you lovely people can enjoy it as well. Carmen has written on New Eden a number of times including essays and videos about The Cloud of Unknowing, The … Continue reading Spiritual Medicine and Sacred Music →

I have recently entered into an exchange of essays with my friend Jesse Hake. We have been exploring an idea called the atemporal fall or the meta-historical fall. His position is that the universe as we experience it in our daily lives is fallen and does not reflect God’s intentions. I have taken the opposite … Continue reading Eternal Salvation: Eden, Time, and the Kingdom of God →

In my essay last week, I explored The Wooing of Étaín, an early medieval tale about the Tuatha Dé Danann, you can read it HERE. In that text there is a short song that explains why mortal human beings are unable to perceive the spiritual world which is all around them. One of the fairies … Continue reading The Darkness of our Inner Eyes →

As many of you will already know, I have recently entered into an exchange of essays with my friend Jesse Hake. We are exploring a number of interrelated topics surrounding the huge and fascinating topic of the atemporal fall from Eden. We began our dialogue last week by making opening statements, you can read his … Continue reading The Garden of Eden and the Tuatha Dé Danann →

This article is the first in a series I am beginning with my friend Jesse Hake. Jesse wrote a guest post last week about fairies and their role in the reenchantment of Christianity. You can read that article by clicking HERE. You can read more from him on Substack by clicking HERE. The other day … Continue reading Holy Agony: The Birth of God’s Children →

Today I would like to share a guest post with you from my friend Jesse Hake. Jesse works as a curriculum developer for Classical Academic Press in Harrisburg, PA. Before that, he served for seven years at Logos Academy in York, PA as academic dean and principal. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have three children, … Continue reading Can Christianity be Saved by Fairies? →

Every human being is born pure and blessed as the image of God. The practice of wisdom is not about becoming something other than ourselves, it is about nurturing and protecting our original goodness. We must keep watch over our hearts in order to ensure that the natural harmony of our souls operates uninterrupted and … Continue reading The Springs of Life →