I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was in the fitness version of a non-denominational church.
The Mystery of Mystical Experience
How do we know if we’ve had a true mystical experience? We look at 7 characteristics of mystical experience and try to put language to what is a very complex phenomenon.
The Wisdom of Emptiness
Although we, as Catholics, make a commitment to the “one, holy, and apostolic church”, I have found a spiritual connection to Buddhism: a relationship that possibly expands and further explains what I value in the Catholic tradition.
Breaking Up With My Phone: Part III
Many of us feel a lack of self-control around technology and have strong desires to develop healthier relationships with our devices. Luckily, there are dozens of authors, commentators, and individuals who are helping us envision radical new ways of living lives independent of technology, and intentionally with technology.
Breaking Up With My Phone: Part II
Reflections on a 30-day social media “fast.”
Breaking Up With My iPhone
Is it possible, in the age of smartphones, to have healthy relationships with technology? How has excessive phone use affected our mental health?
Hacking Our Way to Altered States of Consciousness
With the growing popularity of state-changing psychedelic drugs, can we hack our way to spiritual clarity and bliss?
Gillette Takes a Bold Social Stance
But putting aside a philosophical view of the patriarchy for a moment, I am constantly in awe that more people do not believe that men have a serious problem on their hands.
The Need for Environmental Spirituality
The call to take action for environmental justice issues has never been stronger for Catholics. It may be just the thing the Church needs to reinvigorate millennial participation.