Carl
Carl McColman
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Speak only when your words are an improvement on silence (Quaker proverb).
Male
48 years old
STONE MOUNTAIN, Georgia
United States
Last Login: 11/11/2009
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| General | Christian and world mysticism, theology, contemplative (centering) prayer, lectio divina, the Daily Office, Benedictine & Cistercian spirituality, neo-monasticism, the writings of the great mystics, the doctrine of deification (theosis), Celtic spirituality, Celtic Christianity, interfaith dialogue, the emergent church, radical orthodoxy, integral theory, integral life practice, vegetarianism/veganism, book collecting, web design, writing. | | Music | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Mass in G Minor; Renaissance, Ashes Are Burning; Sydney Carter, Lovely in the Dances; Kate Bush, Hounds of Love; Peter Gabriel, III (Melting Face); Rebecca St. James, Worshop God; Grateful Dead, Live/Dead; Sarah McLachlan, Solace; Yes, Tales from Topographic Oceans; pretty much anything by the Tallis Scholars or Anonymous 4. | | Movies | Into Great Silence
The Secret of Roan Inish
Harold and Maude
King of Hearts
Waking Ned Devine
Harvey
Star Wars, Harry Potter, LOTR... | | Television | Ballykissangel, Waiting for God, Fawlty Towers, Blackadder, Coupling (the BBC version), Mr. Bean (yes I know I'm silly, but it does make me laugh), Chef, Red Dwarf, Vicar of Dibley, Last of the Summer Wine... can you tell that I only bother to turn the TV on when PBS has its BBC night? | | Books | - Evelyn Underhill, Mysticism: The Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness
- Gerald May, Will and Spirit
- Patricia Monaghan, The Red-Haired Girl from the Bog
- Ken Wilber, A Brief History of Everything
- Maggie Ross, Pillars of Flame
- Kenneth Leech, The Eye of the Storm
- Frederick Bauerschmidt, Why the Mystics Matter Now
- John MacQuarrie, Two Worlds Are Ours: An Introduction to Christian Mysticism
- Olivier Clément, The Roots of Christian Mysticism
- Bernard McGinn, The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism
- Benedicta Ward, ed., The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks
- Philo of Alexandria, The Contemplative Life, Giants, and Selections
- Clement of Alexandria, Exhortation to the Greeks and Other Works
- Origen, An Exhortation to Martyrdom, Prayer and Selected Works
- Plotinus, The Essential Plotinus: Representative Treatises from the Enneads
- Porphyry,Concerning the Life of Philosophy & the Ascent to the Gods
- Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns
- Gregory of Nyssa, The Life of Moses
- Evagrius Ponticus, The Praktikos & Chapters on Prayer
- Pseudo-Macarius, The Fifty Spiritual Homilies and the Great Letter
- Augustine, Selected Writings
- John Cassian, Conferences
- Proclus, The Elements of Theology
- Pseudo-Dionysius, The Complete Works
- Benedict, The Rule of St. Benedict
- Gregory the Great, Be Friends of God
- John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent
- Maximus Confessor, Selected Writings
- Rabi'A, Doorkeeper of the Heart
- John Scotus Eriugena, The Voice of the Eagle
- Symeon the New Theologian,The Discourses
- Al Ghazzali, Mishkat Al-Anwar (the Niche for Lights)
- William of Saint Thierry, The Way to Divine Union
- Bernard of Clairvaux, Selected Works
- Aelred of Rievaulx, Spiritual Friendship
- Hildegard of Bingen, Selected Writings
- Richard of St. Victor, The Book of the Patriarchs; The Mystical Ark; Etc.
- Elisabeth of Schönau, The Complete Works
- 'Attar, The Conference of the Birds
- Ibn Al'Arabi, The Bezels of Wisdom
- Francis and Clare, The Complete Works
- Jalal Al-Din Rumi, The Essential Rumi
- Albert the Great, On Union with God
- Mechthild of Magdeburg, Flowing Light of the Godhead
- Bonaventure, The Soul's Journey Into God; The Tree of Life; Etc.
- Hadewijch,The Complete Works
- Fakhruddin Iraqi, Divine Flashes
- Jacopone da Todi, The Lauds
- Ramon Lull, Romancing God: Contemplating the Beloved
- Angela of Foligno, Complete Works
- Marguerite Porete, The Mirror of Simple Souls
- Nizam Ad-Din Awliya, Morals for the Heart
- Gertrude of Helfta, The Herald of Divine Love
- Meister Eckhart, Selected Writings
- Anonymous, Zohar: The Book of Enlightenment
- Margaret Ebner, Major Works
- Richard Rolle, The Fire of Love and the Mending of Life
- Gregory Palamas, The Triads
- Johannes Tauler, Sermons
- Henry Suso, The Exemplar, with Two German Sermons
- John Ruusbroec, The Spiritual Espousals and Other Works
- Birgitta of Sweden, Life and Selected Writings
- Anonymous, Theologia Germanica
- Rulman Merswin, Mystical Writings
- Hafiz, New Nightingale, New Rose
- Catherine of Siena, The Dialogue
- Ibn'Abbad of Ronda, Letters on the Sufi Path
- Anonymous, The Cloud of Unknowing
- Walter Hilton, The Scale of Perfection
- Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love
- Jean Gerson, Early Works
- Margery Kempe, The Book of Margery Kempe
- Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ
- Nicholas of Cusa, Selected Spiritual Writings
- Dennis the Carthusian, Spiritual Writings
- Nil Sorsky, The Complete Writings
- Catherine of Genoa, Purgation and Purgatory; the Spiritual Dialogue
- Ignatius of Loyola, Spiritual Exercises
- Teresa of Avila, The Interior Castle
- Luis de Leon, The Names of Christ
- John of the Cross, Selected Writings
- Hayim Vital, Book of Visions
- Maria Maddelena de' Pazzi, Selected Revelations
- Johann Arndt, True Christianity
- Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
- Isaiah Horowitz, The Generations of Adam
- Jacob Boehme, The Way to Christ
- John Donne, Selections from Divine Poems, Sermons, etc.
- Pierre de Bérulle, Selected Writings
- Jane de Chantal, Letters of Spiritual Direction
- George Herbert, The Country Parson; the Temple
- Augustine Baker, Holy Wisdom
- Marie of the Incarnation, Selected Writings
- Angelus Silesius, The Cherubinic Wanderer
- Brother Lawrence, Practice of the Presence of God
- Thomas Traherne, Centuries
- George Fox, The Journal of George Fox
- Abraham Miguel Cardozo, Selected Writings
- Madame Guyon, Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ
- Jean Pierre de Caussade, Abandonment to Divine Providence
- William Law, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life; the Spirit of Love
- Alphonsus de Liguori, Selected Writings
- Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain, A Handbook of Spiritual Counsel
- Nahman of Bratslav, The Tales
- Yizhak Isaac Safrin, Book of Secrets
- Coventry Patmore, The Rod, The Root and the Flower
- Elijah Benamozegh, Israel and Humanity
- Anonymous, The Pilgrim's Tale (The Way of a Pilgrim)
- Thérèse of Lisieux, The Story of a Soul
- Abraham Isaac Kook, The Lights of Penitence, and Other Works
- Rufus Jones, Essential Writings
- Hazrat Inayat Khan, The Inner Life
- Evelyn Underhill, The Letters
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Hymn of the Universe
- Simone Weil, Waiting for God
- Dag Hammarskjöld, Markings
- Adrienne Von Speyr, Light and Images: Elements of Contemplation
- Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation
- Karl Rahner, Spiritual Writings
- Hans Urs Von Balthasar, Love Alone is Credible
- Matta El-Maskeen, The Communion of Love
- George A. Maloney, The Breath of the Mystic
| | Heroes | Thomas Merton, Evelyn Underhill, Plotinus, Julian of Norwich, John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Meister Eckhart, Simone Weil, Ken Wilber, Maggie Ross, and the author of The Cloud of Unknowing. Also: Rosa Parks, Mother Jones, Shane Claiborne, Mother Teresa, and Desmond Tutu. |
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Carl's Details
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| Status: | Married | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Hometown: | Stone Mountain, GA | | Religion: | Catholic | | Zodiac Sign: | Sagittarius | | Education: | Grad / professional school | | Occupation: | Writer |
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Carl's Schools
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George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Graduated: 1984
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: English/Professional Writing and Editing
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1982 to 1984 |
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Graduated: 1982
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: English
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1979 to 1982 |
Kecoughtan High
Hampton, VA
Graduated: 1979
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
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1976 to 1979 |
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