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Articles

The Shadow

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
The more we suppress the darkness within us, the more it leads a life of…
A leaf with a hole in the shape of a heart,with the sunlight coming through the hole.
Articles

Shared Spirituality

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
The integral practice of grateful living unites Christianity, Buddhism, and all religious traditions.
Interviews

Spirit Trip: An Interview With a Monk

by Jerzy Afanasjew
We very urgently need rituals in our times. Brother David Steindl-Rast (born 1926) is a Benedictine…
Articles

Spirituality as Common Sense

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
"To live a spiritual life means to act as one acts in one’s own house…
Articles

The Syrian Crisis, A Reason for Gratefulness?

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
Can this be our opportunity to wake up to the age-old facts about fear and…
Thomas Merton
Articles

Thomas Merton: Now at the Crack of Dawn

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
There is a danger of speaking too much about Thomas Merton and too little about…
Articles

Recollections of Thomas Merton’s Last Days in the West

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
Drawing connections between Buddhism and Christianity, Merton reflects on the universal meaning of prayer.
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Articles

Tips for Offline Grateful Living Practice

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
Become aware of surprises. Relish surprises as life’s gifts. Surprise is the seed of gratefulness.…
Poetry

Twelve Moons

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
When the wolf moon grows fat and the North wind roars on the shore, an…
sunrise ocean
Articles

User-friendly Lent

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
Too often Lent has been misunderstood as a time of grim repentance, but it is…
Interviews

Human and Divine Nature

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
(1999) Brother David talks about how the genuine spiritual basis of all religious traditions encourages…
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Articles

Views of the Cosmos

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
"The human heart communicates with the mystery in which the universe is embedded, like those…
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