Carl McColman
@carlmccolman.bsky.social
"His writing is a delightful blend of heartfelt musings and light-hearted humor. It’s a cocktail of contemplation served with a twist of wit, where every sip invites reflection yet tickles the funny bone." — BlueSky Roast
Brother Saint, Sister Hippie (Click to read on Substack)
Brother Saint, Sister Hippie
Why does it seem like just about everybody loves Francis of Assisi?
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November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Brother Saint, Sister Hippie (Click to read on Substack)
A Prayer for Activist Contemplatives (and Contemplative Activists) (Click to read on Substack)
A Prayer for Activist Contemplatives (and Contemplative Activists)
Because We Need Both Solitude and Community, Both Stillness and Action.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A Prayer for Activist Contemplatives (and Contemplative Activists) (Click to read on Substack)
Strategic Mysticism (Click to read on Substack)
Strategic Mysticism
Some Thoughts (and Questions) on the Social Dimension of Contemplative Practice
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November 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Strategic Mysticism (Click to read on Substack)
When the Veil of Disconnection Drops (Click to read on Substack)
When the Veil of Disconnection Drops
We Cannot Always Put It Into Words, But It is There Nevertheless
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November 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
When the Veil of Disconnection Drops (Click to read on Substack)
An Examen of the Senses (Click to read on Substack)
An Examen of the Senses
Reflect on Your Day Through Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste and Touch
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
An Examen of the Senses (Click to read on Substack)
Nowhere for the Ego to Cling (Click to read on Substack)
Nowhere for the Ego to Cling
The Deeper We Go, The Weirder It Gets
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November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Nowhere for the Ego to Cling (Click to read on Substack)
Any effort to describe nondual experience and reality immediately gets caught up in the trap of language, which is inherently dualistic.
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#Contemplation #Prayer #Mysticism
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Any effort to describe nondual experience and reality immediately gets caught up in the trap of language, which is inherently dualistic.
Read more �‘‰ https://lttr.ai/AlNHj
#Contemplation #Prayer #Mysticism
Talking to a Fundamentalist (Click to read on Substack)
Talking to a Fundamentalist
Telling them about mysticism may be more complicated than you think
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November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Talking to a Fundamentalist (Click to read on Substack)
Nothing is Limited By Our Experience (Click to read on Substack)
Nothing is Limited By Our Experience
Silence and Darkness Meet Us in Many Ways
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November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Nothing is Limited By Our Experience (Click to read on Substack)
The Best Criteria (Click to read on Substack)
The Best Criteria
Mystical Spirituality Has No Goal. Still, There Are Steps to Take.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The Best Criteria (Click to read on Substack)
The Posture of Enlightenment (Click to read on Substack)
The Posture of Enlightenment
We Do Not Attain Divine Union: We Simply Are.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Posture of Enlightenment (Click to read on Substack)
Like Building a Cathedral (Click to read on Substack)
Like Building a Cathedral
We need to foster a culture of kindness, civility and respect — even if we won't live to see the fruit of our labor.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Like Building a Cathedral (Click to read on Substack)
On the Margins (Click to read on Substack)
On the Margins
We can learn the wisdom of the mystics from the most unlikely of sources.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
On the Margins (Click to read on Substack)
The priest said, “God won’t disappear, I will disappear.” The abbot replied, “Whether God or you disappear, it makes no difference.”
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/Ak9rQ
#Mysticism #contemplation #prayer
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/Ak9rQ
#Mysticism #contemplation #prayer
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The priest said, “God won’t disappear, I will disappear.” The abbot replied, “Whether God or you disappear, it makes no difference.”
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/Ak9rQ
#Mysticism #contemplation #prayer
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/Ak9rQ
#Mysticism #contemplation #prayer
Aloha for Advent! (Click to read on Substack)
Aloha for Advent!
If you (or someone you love) is in Hawaii, let's connect!
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November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Aloha for Advent! (Click to read on Substack)
A Prayer for a Rule of Life (Click to read on Substack)
A Prayer for a Rule of Life
May We Always Dance with the Mystery of Love.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A Prayer for a Rule of Life (Click to read on Substack)
Concerning People, Laughter, Love and Faith (Click to read on Substack)
Concerning People, Laughter, Love and Faith
Make Sense of Life — and Keep Suffering in Perspective
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November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Concerning People, Laughter, Love and Faith (Click to read on Substack)
After the Door is Opened (Click to read on Substack)
After the Door is Opened
Whatever may lead us into the contemplative life, it is silence that meets us there.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
After the Door is Opened (Click to read on Substack)
Music Emerges from Silence (Click to read on Substack)
Music Emerges from Silence
And to silence all music must eventually return
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November 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Music Emerges from Silence (Click to read on Substack)
Contemplation Has Endured (Click to read on Substack)
Contemplation Has Endured
And by Divine Grace, It Will Continue To Do So
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November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Contemplation Has Endured (Click to read on Substack)
The Lion, the Mystic and the Professor (Click to read on Substack)
The Lion, the Mystic and the Professor
Did Evelyn Underhill inspire C.S. Lewis to write the story of Aslan?
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November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Lion, the Mystic and the Professor (Click to read on Substack)
Seven Spiritual Practices (Click to read on Substack)
Seven Spiritual Practices
Embed Meditation and Contemplative in a Holistic Spiritual Life
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November 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Seven Spiritual Practices (Click to read on Substack)
The Glimmer of Joy (Click to read on Substack)
The Glimmer of Joy
Openness and Humility as Nutrients of Delight
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November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Glimmer of Joy (Click to read on Substack)
God Beyond Image (Click to read on Substack)
God Beyond Image
We Strip Away That Which Impedes Our Spiritual Freedom
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November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
God Beyond Image (Click to read on Substack)
What is Real and Dwells Within (Click to read on Substack)
What is Real and Dwells Within
As the Beatles reminded us: All You Need is Love
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November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What is Real and Dwells Within (Click to read on Substack)