Eric's Books
Reflections
The Pilgrim Pause
There are many prayerful routes to Santiago de Compostela, that great pilgrim destination in the northwest of Spain. The traditional Camino de Santiago route begins in France, and a...
Reflections
Why We Need to Awaken Our Senses
There was a time when I saw an acupuncturist nearly every week. I remember one appointment in particular. My acupuncturist was carefully filling my belly with tiny needles.
“Can you...
Reflections
Finding the Leaks
One morning several years ago, I came downstairs to discover a disconcertingly large puddle in the middle of our kitchen. The errant water sat still and far apart from...
Reflections
The Hedgehog Conundrum
Not long after my wife and I got married, we bought a pet hedgehog. Our plan had been in the works since our undergraduate days; no one was more...
Ignatian Prayer
Wandering Prayer
When was the last time you got distracted in prayer? It happens to me all the time.
A moment of contemplative silence is shattered by the arrival of two rambunctious...
Reflections
When a Petal Falls
When I was in college, a friend and I made a silent retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani. If the abbey sounds familiar, it may be because you are...