Carl McColman's Blog, page 83
January 27, 2012
What religious belief does…
What religious belief does is attempt to explain in a compelling narrative the unseen reality that lies at the heart of spiritual experience.
— Barbara Bradley Haggerty, Fingerprints of God:
What Science is Learning about
the Brain and Spiritual Experience
January 7, 2012
Wisdom of the Christian Mystics
The Ecstasy of Teresa of Avila
Next month I'll be leading a retreat on the "Wisdom of the Christian Mystics" at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. It's offered as part of the seminary's certificate in spiritual formation, but you do not have to be enrolled in the certificate program in order to participate in the retreat. Register before January 13 and save 15% off the registration fee!
Here's the link to register: http://www.ctsnet.edu/Event.aspx?areaID=1&eventID=611
If you'd like...
Wisdom of the Christian Mystics: February 16-19, 2012 at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA
Next month I'll be leading a retreat on the "Wisdom of the Christian Mystics" at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. It's offered as part of the seminary's certificate in spiritual formation, but you do not have to be enrolled in the certificate program in order to participate in the retreat. Register before January 13 and save 15% off the registration fee!
Here's the link to register: http://www.ctsnet.edu/Event.aspx?areaID=1&eventID=611
If you'd like more information about the...
December 24, 2011
Welcome
Welcome to www.carlmccolman.com, the website and blog of author Carl McColman. This site is still in its beta/development stage. Feel free to look around, but also be sure to visit Carl's existing site at www.anamchara.com.
The Women in Jesus's Past
Willem Drost's "BathSheba" (1654)
Merry Christmas, my friends. I hope you have a joyous holiday and that this in turn leads to a happy and prosperous new year.
Today I began reading the Gospel of Matthew for my lectio practice. And although it makes a rather longish passage for lectio, I began by reading all seventeen verses of the opening genealogy. What jumped out at me where the five women mentioned in an otherwise traditional list of ancestral fathers, stretching from Abraham to Joseph...
December 18, 2011
The Atheists' Gift to Christmas
An interesting column: a Rabbi reflects on atheists who are unhappy with public nativity scenes. Thoughtful and compassionate in its tone, and well worth reading: The Atheists' Gift to Christmas.
December 17, 2011
Our Three Cats
Here is a picture of our three cats that Fran took the other evening. From left: Ferbie, Margery, and Clarissa.
December 14, 2011
An Accident and its Aftermath
What was left of my car.
In the summer of 1992, I was in a rather nasty car accident.
It left me with a jaw broken in several places, a few missing teeth, lacerations along one arm, and a totaled vehicle. After surgery (leaving my mouth wired shut for six weeks — no easy feat for this enthusiastic speaker) and the purchase of a shiny new Saturn sedan, I met with my spiritual director to sort out my feelings. There I was, a young man who just had a brush, if not with death, at least with what co...
December 6, 2011
Is God dead? Or perhaps just hiding?
Carl McColman and Thomas J. J. Altizer, December 6, 2011
Today I had an unexpected treat — theologian Thomas J. J. Altizer, renowned (some would say notorious) in the 1960s because of his association with the "Death of God" controversy, visited the monastery and stopped by the Abbey Store. Although I can't claim to be that well read in regard to his work, I do have a sense that his notion of "Christian atheism" may have many points of connection with my notion of "holy agnosis" and, of...
November 29, 2011
Raimon Panikkar
I can watch this video over and over again.
