The Contemplative Society

"Just as a flower unfolds in silence and its scent worships its Creator in silence, the interior soul must do likewise.” - Sister Marie-Aimée de Jésus OCD in The Twelve Degrees of Silence (P54).

"We must learn to speak according to our own inner truth, as far as we can perceive it. We must learn to say what we really mean in the depth of our souls, not what we think we are expected to say...” - Thomas Merton in Spiritual Direction & Meditation

In this season of Ramadan and Lent, a mystical reflexion: “...And ever is Allah, over all things, an Observer.” - The Qur'an: Surah Al-Ahzab (33:52) In This Month's Issue... Reflect with Paula Pryce on Pip, lost and found: The reconciling force of an adventuring cat (a mostly true story). Become Stillness in Motion, through a 1-day, in-person, contemplative and energy-healing practices retreat with Kimiko Karpoff and Leslie Sandra Black, to be held on April 18, 2026 in Victoria, B.C.,...