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My new book has been published: Desert Spirituality for Men

Posted on June 21, 2022 by fatherbrad1971

Good News! My new book, Desert Spirituality for Men, is now available to order from my publisher Wipf and Stock. Here are some endorsements: “Equal parts travelogue and diary, confession and acknowledgment of the many people who helped him along … Continue reading →

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The Desert Mothers of Egypt Part I, Amma Mary the Harlot

Posted on June 8, 2022 by fatherbrad1971

(The following is Part One from Encountering Your True Self with the Desert Mystics, presented June 4, 2022, at the Center for Spiritual Development, Orange, California; a ministry of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange). Thank you for joining … Continue reading →

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The Desert Mystics: Anthony of the Desert

Posted on March 18, 2022 by fatherbrad1971

On a mild December morning, I am walking in the desert near Lone Pine, California, on a cattle trail through spindly creosote and fragrant sagebrush toward Mount Whitney and the Sierra Nevada mountains. In this desert landscape, where I feel … Continue reading →

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The Desert Mystics: Abba Moses the Black

Posted on February 8, 2022 by fatherbrad1971

(The following is Part One, Abba Moses the Black, from my workshop, Encountering Your True Self with the Desert Mystics, presented at the Center for Spiritual Development, The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange, Saturday, February 5, 2022.) I am … Continue reading →

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Registration Now Open for Seminar on Desert Mystics

Posted on January 22, 2022 by fatherbrad1971

I invite you to join me at my seminar on the Desert Mystics, Saturday, February 5th, from 10 am to noon (Pacific Standard Time) on Zoom. This will be Part One of a Two Part series. Part One is an … Continue reading →

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The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to Father Gordon Moreland, SJ

Posted on October 22, 2021 by fatherbrad1971

(The following blog is from a chapter in my new book, Desert Spirituality for Men, to be published by Wipf and Stock in February 2022) Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded … Continue reading →

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Why are Women more Spiritual than Men?

Posted on September 20, 2021 by fatherbrad1971

Late have I loved you. Beauty so ancient and so new, late have I loved you! Lo, you were within, but I outside, seeking there for you, and upon the shapely things you have made I rushed    headlong. I, … Continue reading →

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Meeting God at the Rose Bowl: Coach Tom Hamilton and Stacy Harvey

Posted on August 6, 2021 by fatherbrad1971

Football is like life. It requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority. —Coach Vince Lombardi.[1] Some people come into our life, and we are never the same persons. Their presence, friendship, and honesty with us in … Continue reading →

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Owens Lake Project: Metamorphosis for Contemplation

Posted on March 20, 2021 by fatherbrad1971

“Great numbers of water birds are in sight along the lake shore—avocets, phalaropes, ducks. Large flocks of shorebirds in flight over the water in the distance, wheeling about in mass, now silvery, now dark, against the gray blue of the … Continue reading →

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Embracing Joy

Posted on February 25, 2021 by fatherbrad1971

I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. John 15:11 Saturday morning, brilliant sunshine, 75 degrees F. Our son Erik and I begin our walk around the Big … Continue reading →

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