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Category Archives: Spirituality
Book Excerpt: Catholics Spending and Acting Justly
Charles Wilber on the human person as both sacred and social.
Book Review: Prayers to the Great Creator
Four prayer books in one volume revealing the multidimensional nature of our yearning for God.
Book Excerpt: Prayers to the Great Creator
Julia Cameron on the heart exploring the world with wonder.
Book Review: A Little Book on Forgiveness
A short and pensive examination of forgiveness.
Book Excerpt: A Little Book on Forgiveness
Marilyn Sewell on humility as a seedbed for forgiveness.
Book Review: Moments of Grace
An exquisite collection of essays organized around the four seasons.
Book Excerpt: Moments of Grace
Christopher de Vinck on how May Sarton helped him not to abandon his loneliness.
Book Review: The Artist’s Rule
A creative and edifying combination of practices to nurture creativity, contemplation, and monastic wisdom.
Book Review: 15 Days of Prayer with Dietrich Bonhoeffer
An examination of the devotional life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and making your own life a prayer.
Book Excerpt: 15 Days of Prayer with Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer on praying as breathing alongside God.
Book Review: A Little Book on Prayer
A Unitarian minister probes her prayer life.
Book Excerpt: A Little Book on Prayer
Marilyn Sewell on praying without ceasing.
Book Review: Joyously Through the Days
A down-to-earth manual on the challenges and obstacles on the path of Zen practice.
Book Excerpt: Joyously Through the Days
Les Kaye on how courtesy requires us to remain mindful in our daily activities.
DVD Feature Film Review: The Lincoln Lawyer
A courtroom drama about a wheeler-dealer defense attorney caught in a tight squeeze that tests his ethical integrity.
Book Excerpt: Whispers of God’s Love
Mitch Finley on how relationships with those we love do not end with death.
Book Excerpt: Claiming the Beatitudes
On why peacemaking is not optional.
Feature Film Review: Life, Above All
The engrossing story of the heroism and compassion of a 12-year-old South African who demonstrates selfless love in caring for her very ill mother.
Feature Film Review: The Tree
A beautiful and beguiling Australian film about love, loss, mystery and the resources needed to hold together a grieving family.