Brittany Muller, the author of “The Contemplative Tarot: A Christian Guide to the Cards”, didn’t intend to invite Christianity back into her life when she began using tarot cards as part of her daily spiritual practice nearly a decade ago. As a teenager and a faithful Catholic, she had even been told that using the Read more
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God boxes sprouting up all over Christchurch
Friday, February 15th, 2013
The man behind the 185 empty chairs earthquake memorial, artist Peter Majendie, is now putting up a series of “quiet spaces”. Majendie has built several cardboard boxes for people to use as prayer or contemplative rooms. Designed as a “quiet space”, the boxes will be placed around the city for use by the public. “They’ve Read more
Contemplative tradition persists on Lindisfarne
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
In central London, a stone’s throw from St. Pancras rail station, is one of the world’s largest libraries, container of national treasures including the Lindisfarne Gospels, begun about the year 700. Recently another Anglo-Saxon Christian treasure, which predates the legendary Lindisfarne Gospels, has been added to the famed British Library’s trove, the St. Cuthbert Gospel Read more
Symposium in Palmerston North a great success
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
The Diocese of Palmerston North hosted a three day Symposium on Prayer, Contemplation and Liturgy, on 11 – 13 August. Three hundred people attended the first day and, over the course of three days, a total of three hundred and seventy spent some time there. A spokesperson for the Diocese, Lynette Roberts-King, said that Symposium was a great success and that Read more