Richard SouthworthNov 21, 20213 minA Prayer of Our Own: Reflection II: Because We Must The Call To Prayer Photo by Richard Southworth This post is taken from Reflection II of the book I am currently writing. For more...
Richard SouthworthOct 15, 20215 minA Prayer of Our Own: Reflection I: Opening To The Divine MysteryDiscerning Our Attitude Toward God The right attitude toward God is essential to one’s progress on the Spiritual Journey. Father Thomas...
Richard SouthworthSep 13, 20217 minA Prayer of Our Own: Preface This is the preface for the book I am currently writing. For more information see https://www.turningaround.net/richard-s-book. Photo of...
Richard SouthworthJul 28, 20214 minWhat Is Your Prayer Life Like Today?Photo from bigstockphoto.com What is your prayer life like today? In what specific ways do you feel called to deepen your prayer life?...
Richard SouthworthJul 19, 20213 minAn Experience of Awe and WonderPhoto by Winnie Southworth Have I had an experience of awe and wonder? Describe that experience in detail. What was my reaction? What...
Richard SouthworthJul 3, 20215 minWho Is God For Me?NASA Image of the Faintest Galaxy from the Early Universe Is there a God? What is God for me? Who is God for me? How do I know? Am I open...
Richard SouthworthJun 23, 20215 minIn The Heart of an AntI wrote this post in July of 1980. I still find it relevant and inspiring. My wife Winnie watching the fish in her backyard pond Photo...
Richard SouthworthMay 22, 20217 minMark Richard SouthworthPhoto by Winnie Southworth Mark is our son. He was born in 1970 and the original reflection was written around 1983 when he was thirteen...
Richard SouthworthMay 12, 20212 minRichard Is BackPhoto by Mark Southworth It has been almost exactly two months since my last blog post, and I feel bad about that. Life has been kind of...
Richard SouthworthMar 10, 20211 minNo BS Spirituality for the Rest of UsThis is a video taken from a class I taught at Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Mechanicsville, Virginia a while back. It lays out what...
Richard SouthworthFeb 19, 20215 minLiving By A Rule of LifeThe Rule of Saint Benedict: Prologue, Verses 19-22 Our Sacred Inner Being Calling Us Photo by Winnie Southworth What can be sweeter to...
Richard SouthworthFeb 12, 20215 minLiving by A Rule of LifeThe Rule of Saint Benedict: Prologue, Verses 14-18 I Am The One! Image by Irene Furr Henshaw And the Lord, seeking his own workman in the...
Richard SouthworthFeb 6, 20216 minLiving By A Rule of LifeThe Rule of Saint Benedict: Prologue, Verses 8-13 Let Us Then At Last Arise Photo by Winnie Southworth Let us then at last arise, since...
Richard SouthworthJan 23, 20216 minLiving By A Rule of LifeThe Rule of Saint Benedict: Prologue, Verses 4-7 Beg of Him With Most Earnest Prayer Photo by Winnie Southworth In the first place,...
Richard SouthworthJan 8, 20215 minLiving By A Rule of LifeThe Rule of Saint Benedict: Prologue, verses 1-3 Listening Obedience Photo by Irene Furr Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master,...
Richard SouthworthDec 12, 20202 minLiving By A Rule of LifeIntroduction Photo by Winnie Southworth The Rule of Saint Benedict has played an important role in my spiritual journey. It has touched...
Richard SouthworthDec 4, 20204 minExamination of ConsciencePhoto by Winnie Southworth Most evenings just before I start getting ready for bed I sit down at my computer, open my journal, and type...
Richard SouthworthNov 27, 20201 minReading the Bible Again For The First Time by Marcus Borg Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally I just added this book to the recommendations page: This book changed my whole approach to...
Richard SouthworthOct 27, 20205 minRestraint of Speech - Speak Rarely, Briefly, and Directly Very few monks today take a vow of silence, but they do practice a discipline referred to as restraint of speech. In many monasteries...
Richard SouthworthOct 21, 20201 minRichard's Recommendations PageI have just created a new page called Recommendations. At present it contains information about two books that have been important to my...