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.

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

by Art Blumberg

Sep 18, 2021

Soul Seeing: Something wonderful happens. I am entranced, mesmerized. Ganesha's eyes seem to stare back as the chanting wafts over me. I slide into its rhythm. One voice, then another, then two together. Not trying to understand. Just breathing. Just being.

To remember God's grandeur, look to the sky

by Charlotte Phillips

Sep 4, 2021

Just as I felt the first tear fall down my cheek, my daughter said, "Mama! Look at the sky!" I looked over and, immediately, I was in awe. The sun was beginning to set, and the sky was a beautiful mix of pink and orange.

This tension is a holy thing

by Pauline Hovey

Aug 21, 2021

Soul Seeing: Why has this internal tension of mine shown up? I suspect it's because what is being asked of me is unending. It's neither comfortable nor convenient. Nor is the outcome within my control.

How I wound up living across from a strip club

by Mark Redmond

Aug 7, 2021

Soul Seeing: God brings certain people into our lives, at certain times, for a purpose. According to St. Augustine, "You are to pay special regard to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you."

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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

Our spiritual teachers are all around us

The night when Christ pulled up a chair

God has woven me into the universe

A meditation on Mars, and beyond

The gift of an unexpected midwife

For Lent, it's watermelon and large curd cottage cheese versus the Psalms

In the Bible and US history, we need to look at all the pictures

In this darkness is there also light?

Letting go and giving all to God in 2021

Have a happy Gerard Manley Hopkins Christmas

The proof is in the (bread) pudding

Take a prayer day: a time to put the world aside

I need to forgive Donald Trump

Finding sacramental grace in 50-minute therapy sessions

'If only we could row together, we would get there faster'

What can you give someone locked in a cage?

Armchair pilgrimages are meditations during the pandemic

Why not to worry

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