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Category Archives: Spirituality
Documentary Film Review: Examined Life
An unusual and compelling documentary featuring eight thinkers musing on philosophical matters as they walk in various creative places.
Book Excerpt: You Will Be My Witnesses
John Dear on the power and impact of the life of Dorothy Day on the Church.
Feature Film Review: The Yellow Handkerchief
A road movie about three travelers in post-Katrina Louisiana and their quest to avoid a bleak and dark future.
Book Excerpt: Religious Vows, The Sermon on the Mount and Christian Living
Bonnie B. Thurston on Jesus' call for us to live a life of humility.
Book Excerpt: Cultivating a Compassionate Heart
Thubten Chodron on cultivating compassion when there is anger or hatred in our hearts.
Spiritual Literacy Blog: Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without Jobs
Why unemployment, affecting 15 million Americans, is a spiritual problem as well as a social one.
Spiritual Literacy Blog: Global Marshall Plan
Description of the Network of Spiritual Progressives' proposed Global Marshall Plan, a foreign policy approach based on the spiritual practice of generosity.
Book Excerpt: All We Have Is All We Need
Karen Casey on shifting our perspective to create peace-filled lives.
Map: The Heart
A months' worth of quotes about the heart illustrated with photographs of hearts found in nature.
Book Excerpt: The Discerning Heart
Book Excerpt: Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow
Karen Casey on learning to live and let live.
Feature Film Review: Lourdes
A powerful and poignant drama about Lourdes, miracles, faith, grace, and the mysteries surrounding cures that go beyond reason and explanation.
Feature Film Review: Phyllis and Harold
A creative and unsettling documentary that reveals how yearning can be both a burden and a blessing to those caught in its grasp.
Book Excerpt: Your Daily Life Is Your Temple
Anne Rowthorn on seeking the spirit of God in our lives.
Book Excerpt: Let in the Light
Patricia Livingston on looking for good in our lives.
Feature Film Review: The Ghost Writer
A top-drawer political thriller that is timely, sophisticated, and well-acted.
Book Excerpt: The Dance of Life
Henri J. M. trusting in God as the basis of life.
Feature Film Review: The Good Guy
New York-based love story that illustrates how old-fashioned virtues can still play a significant role in matters of the heart.
Feature Film Review: Happy Tears
An oddball family drama with idiosyncratic characters and a handful of surreal scenes.