Author: Tom Denham

I was on a silent retreat at Ignatius House in Sandy Springs, Georgia from 26 September through 4 October. This is a brief overview of what I learned… Awareness depends upon being present, observing, and suspending...

Many people are familiar with the prayer that begins “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.” It is part of the midday prayers at http://commonprayer.net/midday-prayers, so I pray it frequently. The prayer feels too...

Developing a habit of daily prayer is the biggest development of 2016 for me. Before 2016, I prayed occasionally, very occasionally. Now I pray as regularly as I eat and drink. Because prayer has become important to me, I...

I got to talking with one of my neighbors when he was walking by my house on Thursday morning. He observed that I had a dead tree in my back yard. I am in my back yard every day and knew he was mistaken. He pointed over the roof...

I have never been one to make lists. I don’t shop from a list at the grocery store. I have never made a list of what to pack before a trip and rarely create a to-do list to keep myself on-track with projects. With rare...