Principles for Contemplative Spirituality (Part Two)

Contemplation is like a path through a beautiful garden.

Last week I shared six principles that guide me in my understanding of what Christian contemplative spirituality is. This week I’m sharing six more.

As I said last week, it’s a bit of a paradox to offer principles for a spiritual practice that is grounded in silence and invites us into silence. Speaking of silence: perhaps the ultimate irony. Nevertheless, we human beings are inveterate thinkers, talking, reflectors, philosophizers. I t...