Soul Seeing

Michael Leach and friends write about seeing God, the world and ourselves with the eye of the soul. Each column is a spiritual reflection on the beauty that hides behind appearances and the peace that is beyond all understanding.

God is there before our arrival

by Beth Knobbe

Aug 6, 2022

Soul Seeing: God never tires of making grace known through acts of radical hospitality when strangers appear — whether along the road to Emmaus, or on a dark highway running through South Bend, Indiana.

Elderly woman's hands (Unsplash/Eduardo Barrios)

Rediscovering joy in my grandmother's sanctuary of love

by Eileen Reutzel Colianni

Jul 16, 2022

Soul Seeing: The setting of the final chapter of Mum's life was mundane — a simply furnished bedroom in the apartment she shared with her husband of over 70 years. But something remarkable happened in that humble space.

Soul-seeing sacramentals that stop us in our tracks

by Peter Gilmour

Jul 2, 2022

Soul Seeing: Like the Book of Proverbs, a cornucopia of pithy sayings, my underlinings encapsule challenging thoughts that touch into the depths of life, love, faith and the divine presence — soul-seeing sacramentals.

What would Jesus do in old age?

by Patrick G. Reardon , Patrick T. Reardon

May 21, 2022

Soul Seeing: The world has let us know it doesn't need us anymore. We often feel like aging dots of flesh clinging to the tiny rock of earth hurtling past stars and whole galaxies in an edgeless universe.

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God is there before our arrival

Rediscovering joy in my grandmother's sanctuary of love

Soul-seeing sacramentals that stop us in our tracks

What would Jesus do in old age?

Recording people's lives with an eye toward their souls

Looking at a buttercup through Easter eyes

The comfort of tweeting through Lent

Be honest with God when you pray

A long time with Jesus in the wilderness

Desmond Tutu showed me what a soul-centered Christian life could look like

When a sign is a wink from God

Throughout 2022, let us pray a litany to the small saints in our lives

Christmas means we all belong, to Christ and to each other

What I learned from my guardian angel

That kind soul in the back pew reminds us angels dwell among us

What I am learning from 'God's First Bible'

Soul seeing, like love, changes everything

Mindfulness grounds us in God and the present

A postmodern Catholic divinity student lets go for a moment of grace

To remember God's grandeur, look to the sky

This tension is a holy thing

How I wound up living across from a strip club

Being a grandparent is about being in awe

The 'still small voice' of God quietly answers

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