William Apel on Thomas Merton's message that we are already one united in love.
Category Archives: Spirituality
Feature Film Review: Agora
Transports us to a place we've never been before and impresses us with the importance of hospitality and openness to the other; one of the best films of 2010.
Feature Film Review: John Rabe
Unusual portrait of a Nazi and German businessman who is known in China as a living Buddha for saving 250,000 citizens of Nanking during the Sino-Japanese war.
Spiritual Literacy Blog: The Data-Driven Life
A fresh path in the spiritual practice of nurturing: self-tracking made possible by ever-advancing technology.
Feature Film Review: Solitary Man
A riveting drama about the plight of a 60 year old who seeks to avoid death and stay forever young.
Book Review: Be Still
Ideas on planning and leading a contemplative retreat where silence, listening, and waiting are emphasized.
Book Excerpt: Be Still
Jane E. Vennard on finding the still point within.
Book Excerpt: The Book of Language
Kabir Helminski on recognizing beauty as something that draws us into relationship with the Divine.
DVD Feature Film Review: The Girl on the Train
A complex and well-acted French film about lying and other deceptions that bring dark clouds and bad weather into the lives of the characters.
DVD Feature Film Review: Extraordinary Measures
An inspiring drama about a man who possesses great perseverance, a spiritual character quality that includes patience, flexibility, and resilience in the face of challenges and constant change.
DVD Feature Film Review: Invictus
An astonishing and incredibly entertaining movie about the power of forgiveness, the importance of sports, the art of transformative leadership, and the reconciliation of the races.
DVD Feature Film Review: The Messenger
An emotionally affecting drama about the birth of compassion in an Iraq war hero assigned to work for the Casualty Notification Office.
Audio Review: Celtic Origins
An extraordinary collection of devotional songs, folk ballads, and popular songs rendered with elegance and emotion by the Irish group Anuna.
Audio Review: Reach Up
A melodic, soul-stirring, and high-energy CD that is designed to be used as a soundtrack for your spiritual journey.
Book Excerpt: Reach Up
Music video and lyrics to the song "New Song."
Audio Review: By Breath
Immensely appealing folk music-a jewel shining brightly with wonder and a zeal for justice, freedom, and the spiritual practice of unity.
Book Excerpt: By Breath
Music video and lyrics to the song "By Breath."
Book Excerpt: The Gift
Lyrics to the song "All Shall Be Well."
Audio Review: The Gift
A collection of ballads based on the psalms, poetry, and sacred writings which give us intimations of gratitude toward God for all good gifts.
Audio Review: Start Where You Are
Insightful and innovative wisdom about cultivating compassion and softening the heart.