Hermitage Retreat Journal

This weblog is a journal of the spiritual reflections of a year's devotion to the Meditation of the Heart. One's domestic residence can be a monk's cell, the silent sanctuary space of the cave of the Heart, a hermitage where the Life of the Beloved is brought forth and lived in our humanity.

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Healing the Soul of Humankind

Healing the Soul of Humankind By Bill Ryan Julian of Norwich, the 14th century mystic and anchorite contemplative spent the latter part of h...

Saturday, March 31, 2007

Sacred Rituals

Sacred Rituals- Rites of Forgiveness, Rites of Blessing, Rites of Communion - by Bill Ryan Sacred Ritual - Human beings throughout time and ...

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Listening to Our Secret Place

Listening to Our Secret Place By Bill Ryan When I was 21 in a moment of crisis, when I called for help, the help came in the form of a memor...

Sunday, November 19, 2006

Healing Relationships in the Communion Paradigm

Healing Relationships in the Communion Paradigm by Bill Ryan Deep Listening-the Path of Awakening, the Path of Relational Healing To be on...

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

The Divine Anam Cara

The Divine Anam Cara by William Ryan The Personal Faces of the Divine The essence of spirituality is connection, the life of communion with ...

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Hermitage Update

Dear Friends, One year ago I shared with you my intention to begin a year long hermitage retreat following my retirement from active service...

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Spiritual Practice vs. Religion

Friends, More than ever humankind needs the life of the spirit. When we look at the role of religion in the world we see little of the life ...

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