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This Christmas was cold! The thermometer said it was 0 degrees, and, with the wind, it was minus 20. That’s pretty cold and bites right down to the bone. We have bushes in front of our house and for some reason the whipping, swirling winds created a vortex that left a four-foot drift in front … Continue reading Digging Out in the Name of Love by William Klein
An extended family consists of those who have shaped us, who have nurtured us, cared for us, shared their stories with us, laughed and cried with us, prayed with us and stayed with us in tough times. The presence of those we love and learned from through a sort of symbiotic trust carries with it … Continue reading Extended Family by William Klein
The road awaits. I'm getting ready to return to Ohio from California. I’ve heard reports of flash floods from the rains in California. Winter snow storms are making their way across the Rockies to the Midwest and Great Lake states, but the road still awaits. Did I leave too late, wait too long? What kind of … Continue reading The Road Awaits by William Klein
The power of presence is unleashed when you walk in a beautiful landscape. I remember walking in Ireland once and feeling the life of the neon green grass, a waterfall and bubbling brook of bliss, and the surrender of rolling hills pulsating in my being. There was a nonverbal communication taking place between myself and … Continue reading Landscapes and Invisible Realities by William Klein
The principle of spiritual atrophy and its consequences is a daunting prospect. The dictionary definition of “atrophy” that I’m using is the “gradual decline or ineffectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect.” If you do not exercise your muscles, you tend to lose strength in the muscle. This is the case with spiritual development … Continue reading Spiritual Atrophy by William Klein
I was invited to an event last Sunday by my friend, “The Chosen” star, Jonathan Roumie. Roumie is starring in “The Jesus Movement” with Kelsey Grammar that is in theaters on November 18th. Reverend Greg Laurie, a producer of the film, hosted his “Southern California Harvest Event” in San Diego’s Petco Park and at Anaheim’s … Continue reading “The Jesus Revolution” by William Klein
I’ve talked with numerous people who have attended Catholic schools and hear a common theme. “There is something about that charism that has stayed with me.” Some religious consider this a sign of the Holy Spirit. Each religious institution I’ve been associated with has a charism that is uniquely its own. I’ve been blessed to … Continue reading The Power of Charism by William Klein
This past year we lost a spiritual giant. The globally renowned poet, activist and Buddhist spiritual teacher Thich Nhat Hahn passed away in January at the age of 95. Hahn arrived on the scene and rose to world prominence during the Vietnam War which desecrated his sacred homeland. He inspired some of the greatest spiritual … Continue reading Zen on a Treadmill by William Klein
Well, I hit the road to travel to LA to see some friends and do some networking. Just outside of Denver there is a shrine to St. Mother Francis Xavier Cabrini in Golden, Colorado. Born July 15, 1850, she died December 22, 1917. Mother Cabrini was an immigrant from Italy who settled in New York … Continue reading Cabrini Shrine in Golden, Colorado by William Klein
There are things that stand in our way in terms of developing a rich spiritual life and spiritual realization, and one of them is what scientists call “the lizard brain.” The Encyclopedia of the Brain defines the function of “the Lizard Brain” as the following. “As a whole, the limbic cortex serves as an association area for … Continue reading Transforming the Lizard Brain by William Klein
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