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Author: Gianluigi Gugliermetto

Prayer and the Body, Part I

Western Christianity is often considered the less embodied of all religious expressions of humankind. And for good reasons, starting with Saint Augustine reducing religion to

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Ecstasies

There has been a resurgence of interest regarding the effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) on the brain, and particularly on its connection with spirituality,

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Praying with Queen Esther

Meditating upon prayer and the four paths, I realize that in our historical moment it is especially the via negativa that must be made present

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Prayer as Openness to Life

When the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:3). “The righteous” meaning the seekers after truth and the Divine; “foundations” meaning both

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The Role of Shame

Having embarked on a psychological analysis of the current world scene, I can’t avoid saying something about Donald Trump. Many professional psychologists have asserted that

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Clouds – part 2

I might be able to drive up next week in the nearby Alps, just to lie on the grass and watch the clouds. Though I

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Clouds, Part I

On many church calendars, the feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus falls on August 6. The Gospel episode to which it refers — the earliest

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Emptiness and Work

Recently, I led a weekend-long workshop on the themes of Matthew Fox’s book The Reinvention of Work. Among the high moments of the event, I

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Attuning to the Great Work

Last year I translated into Italian Matthew Fox’s book The Reinvention of Work: A New Vision of Livelihood for Our Time. My team and I

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