Living Grace

Sooner or later, we must transcend the habit of looking for God outside of ourselves. I say this because ultimately it is our minds and hearts that become God’s dwelling place. Even when we visit a holy place or spend time with a saintly person, the connection with...

Clare’s words may sound extreme, yet we must remember that they are directed to women who have chosen to live a monastic life. Having said this, it cannot be overstated just how important silence is in the spiritual life, even for householders. Do not...

For Clare, the spiritual life begins and ends with grace. The literal meaning of grace is God’s unmerited favor, love, and help. The Hindu sage Sri Aurobindo tells us, “Grace is something spontaneous which wells out...

When Claire admonishes us to "look up to heaven,” she is not at all advocating a form of escapism from the world.  Rather, she is encouraging us to take our cues for living not from secular sources, but from above, from heaven. Clare points us...

Nothing is truer than the following statement: God is the highest good we can possibly imagine. Think of the very best father or mother you know. Multiply his or her goodness by infinity, and you are only scratching the surface...

Monday: Denying fear does not make it go away. Denial simply pushes fear underground where it begins to do even more damage.What I have learned since I embraced the spiritual path is that the only antidote to fear is...