Counseling and spiritual direction often get confused, but they serve different purposes. Counseling typically focuses on emotional healing, understanding behavioral patterns, and working through psychological challenges. It aims to help a person become healthier and more functional in daily life. This work is valuable and often necessary. Spiritual direction has […]
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You do not need special techniques or long periods of time. Start with five to ten minutes. Sit comfortably. Choose a short word or phrase that expresses your desire for God (many use “Jesus,” “Abba,” or “Peace”). When thoughts come—and they will—simply return to the word without frustration. The returning […]
Christian detachment is often misunderstood as withdrawal from the world. True detachment is the opposite. It is the freedom to engage the world without being owned by it. We learn to hold relationships, work, success, and even spiritual experiences with open hands. This freedom allows deeper love, not less. Spiritual […]
Colossians 1:27 contains one of the most startling claims in Scripture: “the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages… is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Not Christ near you. Not Christ for you only. Christ in you. Contemplative practice is simply the lifelong process of waking up […]
Most of us are never truly still. Notifications, responsibilities, background noise, and our own racing thoughts keep the soul in constant low-level agitation. Contemplative tradition insists that stillness is not a luxury—it is the soil in which genuine prayer grows. Reclaiming stillness does not require escaping to a monastery. It […]
LVX is simply the Latin word for “light.” But in the Christian contemplative tradition, it carries far more weight. Mystics such as St. Gregory of Nyssa and St. John of the Cross spoke of a divine light that does not merely shine on the soul—it transforms the soul from within. […]
We are launching the Project LVX Blog to share insights from the contemplative tradition and to offer updates on our newest outreach, The Solitary– a workshop series in a local jail that brings hope, restoration, and spiritual growth to incarcerated men. We’ll post reflections, stories, and progress from this journey, […]