Carl McColman

Carl McColman Author, Blogger, Podcaster, Spiritual Director, Retreat Leader, Playful Contemplative. ♾♥️ He blogs at www.viamystica.com and at www.carlmccolman.net.

Carl McColman is a writer and speaker on mystical spirituality and contemplative living. He cohosts the podcast Encountering Silence (www.encounteringsilence.com). He is the author of numerous books, including “Unteachable Lessons,” “Answering the Contemplative Call,” “Befriending Silence” and “The Big Book of Christian Mysticism.”

Finding Your (Contemplative) Tribe or Companion (Click to read on Substack)
10/24/2025

Finding Your (Contemplative) Tribe or Companion (Click to read on Substack)

Meeting Other Contemplatives Is Not Easy, But It's Not Impossible Either

Real, Revolutionary Spirituality (Click to read on Substack)
10/23/2025

Real, Revolutionary Spirituality (Click to read on Substack)

The Sacred Present Calls Us Into a Liberating Future

A Prayer for Rest and Renewal (Click to read on Substack)
10/22/2025

A Prayer for Rest and Renewal (Click to read on Substack)

When I am weary, I seek grace from the Mystery of Love.

Listen to Your Life (Click to read on Substack)
10/21/2025

Listen to Your Life (Click to read on Substack)

Your Mystical Story is Woven Into the Story of Your Life

This past Saturday I enjoyed a lovely day with over 200 of my friends at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, where w...
10/20/2025

This past Saturday I enjoyed a lovely day with over 200 of my friends at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, where we attended a workshop led by the Irish poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama. I had met Pádraig some fifteen years ago when he and I were presenters at a retreat in Northern Ireland led by Gareth Higgins. Here’s a very blurry picture of Pádraig and myself in Northern Ireland In 2010, and a much clearer (!) photo of us in Atlanta in 2025.

Surprise and Wonder (Click to read on Substack)
10/20/2025

Surprise and Wonder (Click to read on Substack)

Are Children the Best Guides to a Mystical Life?

There’s a difference between being morally nuanced and settling for a kind of ethical relativism that refused to admit a...
10/18/2025

There’s a difference between being morally nuanced and settling for a kind of ethical relativism that refused to admit any real difference between choices that give life and others that diminish it.

Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/Aj8LC

If we truly believe in God, shouldn't we believe that God is big enough to accommodate how humanity's experience of know...
10/15/2025

If we truly believe in God, shouldn't we believe that God is big enough to accommodate how humanity's experience of knowledge (and revelation) can grow and change over time? Read more: https://lttr.ai/Aj3Nm

10/13/2025

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