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Created in and as Love: Reborn in and as God’s Image (Oratio Divina)
This contemplative reflection explores the profound truth that we are not merely creations but are continually being created and renewed in the very image of God — the source of all love, wisdom, and life. It invites readers to recognize their identity as beloved children of God, shaped by His breath, His Word, and…
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Lectio Divina: Moving Stars
This reflective post explores Paul Dirac’s quote, “Pick a flower on Earth and you move the farthest star,” highlighting the profound interconnectedness of all creation. Blending faith, science, and spirituality, it invites readers to consider how small actions echo through God’s universe and shape both the seen and unseen.
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Oratio Divina: Consent To Wholeness
This contemplative prayer reflects on the movement from division to wholeness, rejecting the illusion of separateness and embracing unity with self, others, creation, and God. Rooted in the Christian vision of the imago Dei, the poem invites readers to consent to God’s reconciling work, discovering true communion in the God who is “all in…
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Oratio Divina: Fruits Of God
A contemplative prayer asking God to plant seeds of love in the heart so that thoughts, words, and deeds may bear the fruit of grace and mercy. This reflection emphasizes spiritual growth, God’s ongoing work within the believer, and living for God’s glory and the good of others.
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Oratio Divina: Every Breath A Prayer
This contemplative poem by Robert Van Valkenburgh invites readers to cultivate an inner sanctuary where God alone dwells—a place of silence, light, and peace amid a noisy and violent world. Drawing on biblical and monastic imagery of desert, cave, and secret room, the reflection emphasizes continual communion with the Lord, where every breath becomes…
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Oratio Divina: An Invitation To Silence
A contemplative reflection on how noise, distraction, and temptation draw the soul away from God, while silence opens the heart to the gentle whisper of the Holy Spirit. This meditation contrasts the false promises of sin with the peace found in attentiveness, prayer, and interior stillness before the Lord.
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Lectio Divina: The Cloud Of Unknowing
A brief reflection on The Cloud of Unknowing highlights the heart of contemplative prayer: persevering love. The soul is invited to pierce the mystery of God not through intellect or effort, but through a steadfast longing that continues to love even in darkness, uncertainty, and spiritual dryness.
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Oratio Divina: Retreat Into Silence
A prayerful meditation inviting the soul to retreat into silence and rest in God when overwhelmed, discovering Him as refuge, comfort, and loving presence within the inner room of the heart.
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Oratio Divina: Facing Violence
A contemplative Christian poem wrestling with how to confront the violence of the world without becoming violent in spirit. Drawing on the imagery of the Armor of God, the reflection explores resisting evil through peace, forgiveness, faith, and love, embodying Christ’s light while standing firmly against darkness through mercy and truth.
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Lectio Divina: The Soul’s Health
This Lectio Divina reflects on the healing power of divine love, affirming that the soul’s true health is found not in self-sufficiency but in growing union with God. As love deepens, the soul is restored, strengthened, and made whole. Fr. Daniel Chowning’s insight invites readers to see spiritual growth as a movement toward love—where…