A riveting documentary about three committed, sensitive, and compassionate warriors for peace whose heroism has made a difference in the lives of people in inner city Chicago.
Category Archives: Spirituality
Feature Film Review: Cowboys & Aliens
A rousing action drama that mixes film genres and comes up with a winner propelled by strong performances by Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford.
Feature Film Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love.
A sparkling and well-acted comedy about three generations of characters seeking the holy grail of love and pleasure.
Book Excerpt: Praying for Peace Around the Globe
Prayers for peace for all creation and for a decade of nonviolence.
Book Excerpt: Longing for God
Richard J. Foster and Gayle D. Beebe on leading an active life and practicing contemplation in spiritual formation.
Book Excerpt: Be Happy
Robert Holden on being ready to receive more happiness than you thought was possible.
Book Excerpt: Seeking the Sacred
Stephanie Dowrick on choosing a more abundant and generous way of life.
Book Review: Everyone’s a Winner
A thoughtful wake-up call to the disturbing national phenomenon of prize proliferation in American society.
Book Excerpt: Everyone’s a Winner
Joel Best on how we live in a self-congratulatory culture where prizes are given to seemingly everyone.
Book Review: Bill Moyers Journal
A top-drawer collection of 47 interviews with independent thinkers on a wide variety of subjects.
Book Excerpt: Bill Moyers Journal
Bill Moyers on reverent people as protectors of the great Mysteries.
Book Review: Join the Club
Fascinating accounts of people around the world being animated to change by positive peer pressure.
Book Review: Seeking the Sacred
A journey through the elements of a sacred quest for meaning and personal transformation.
Book Review: How Did I Get to Be 70 When I’m 35 Inside?
Fresh insights based on interviews with elders on the challenges and surprises of later life.
Book Excerpt: How Did I Get to Be 70 When I’m 35 Inside?
Linda Douty on everything containing elements of the Holy.
Book Review: A Little Book of Reflections
Theological musings with quotations on love, faith, grace, love, and the like.
Book Excerpt: A Little Book of Reflections
Marilyn Sewell on letting our heroes too often carry our goodness for us.
Book Excerpt: The Artist’s Rule
Christine Valters Paintner on humility as acknowledging our limitations and flaws.
Book Review: Chuang-tzu
A fresh translation and interpretation of the classic Taoist text.
Book Excerpt: Chuang-tzu
A teaching story from the Chuang-tzu on meaning.