by Guest Writer | May 18, 2019 | Aldous Huxley, Buddhism, Contemplative Prayer, Hinduism, Roman Catholic, Thomas Merton
(Originally printed in the Fall 2006 Issue of the MCOI Journal page 8) Twenty-some years ago, my sister Janet and I signed up for a field trip sponsored by the Crystal Cathedral to a Vedanta monastery in the nearby Saddleback Mountains. At that time, we were working...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jan 3, 2019 | Buddhism, Gwen Shamblin, Islam, Parliament of the Worlds Religions
This has been a year of milestones, memories and mission. Joy and I celebrated our 48th wedding anniversary in September. In October we celebrated having met 51 years ago. And some years ago, way back in September of 1952, I was born. 44 years ago, also in September,...
by Guest Writer | Dec 9, 2017 | Brennan Manning, Buddhism, Centering Prayer, Contemplative Prayer, Eastern Mysticism, MCOI Journal, Volume 11, Winter 2005
(Originally printed in the Winter 2005 Issue of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 10) “God’s first language is silence.”1Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart (Rockport, MA: Benedict’s Monastery, 1992), 57 “Progress in intimacy with God means progress toward...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Apr 26, 2017 | Buddhism, False Teacher, Gospel, Heaven's Gate, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Resurrection, Redemption, Resurrection, Sacrifice, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
We just finished celebrating the event which is the highlight of the Christian calendar and indeed central to the Christian faith. The resurrection has special implications in several areas. Where the sacrifice on the cross paid for our sin and gave us peace with God,...
by Don Veinot | Apr 18, 2016 | Brennan Manning, Buddhism, Carl Jung, Centering Prayer, Demons, Iron John, MCOI Journal, Robert Bly, Summer 2003, Volume 9
