‘St. John of the Cross and the Journey’ Articles

Butch Hovis finds new insights for St. John’s teaching on imperfections from NPR interview with Cornell players and style experts. [Continue]

Butch Hovis relates the teaching of St. John of the Cross about “GLUTTONY” to our sometimes frustrating experience of “TRUE LOVE”. [Continue]

Butch Hovis continues his exposition of Saint John of the Cross’ Dark Night of the Soul, focusing on the roots of anger and how this translates into contemporary applications for business and service. [Continue]

Butch Hovis backtracks in order to go forward! Addressing John of the Cross’ writing on LUST, he makes a case for applying 16th century Spanish mystical reflections to 21st century life. A challenge to take stock of what is reasonable.... [Continue]

Butch Hovis finds hope in St. John of the Cross’ Dark Night not only for spiritual growth, but also for coming to terms with sometimes baffling challenges that come with daily living. What do you do when denominations like “the American People,” “true believers,” and such are held up against what you may think, believe, or do? Do you [Continue]

Butch Hovis writes about the snow that came to lower Delaware this past week, along with a large part of the East. For some it may well have brought some very serious inconveniences, while others may have found it a gift bringing time for mindful reflection on transitions and choices. [Continue]

Butch Hovis considers the Dark Night of John of the Cross as the snow continues in southern Delaware. A colleague in a pastoral care training program once reminded the group that there is "a gift in everything". Is "bad" weather an inconvenience or is it an opportunity to get to know ourselves better? [Continue]

Butch Hovis moves on in his examination of the Dark Night of Saint John of the Cross viewed from perspectives including the Spanish Mystics as well as more recent writers and personal experiences, not all of which might be considered “mystical.“ [Continue]

“On a dark night, Anxiously, inflamed with love, --oh my!-- I left my home without being noticed, All was quiet.” On any given Thursday, those words of the Spanish mystic, Juan de la Cruz, describe my feelings as I head out for our meditation sit. The cats had awakened me an hour or so before. They waited while prayed and I showered, [Continue]

Albert "Butch" Hovis is a native of Dundalk, MD who came by various life experiences to practice psychotherapy in Lewes, DE. He has had the pleasure of enjoying some of the more delightful locales here and abroad: New England, North Carolina, the Napa Valley (CA), Washington, DC, Rehoboth Beach, DE, Italy, Germany, Austria, and a visit to Israel. [Continue]