Depicts how a woman U.S. marshal at a frigid station in Antarctica is tested on many levels by a murder case.
Category Archives: Spirituality
DVD Documentary Film Review: No Impact Man
A bold and astonishing documentary about the daunting and enlightening ecological project of a radical idealist and his New York City family.
DVD Feature Film Review: The Invention of Lying
A rare achievement for a romantic comedy - bringing us to a closer and deeper sensitivity to the sharp edges of honesty and the ways in which deceptions can both heal and harm.
Book Excerpt: Stress Free for Good
Fred Luskin and Kenneth Pelletier on practicing smiling to handle stress.
Book Excerpt: The Play of Light
Louis Masson on the importance of silence.
Feature Film Review: Fish Tank
An intense film about the messy coming-of-age misadventures of an angry and unhappy English working-class teenager.
Feature Film Review: A Prophet (Un Prophete)
A gritty and tough depiction of a young petty criminal's introduction to the ways of the world while serving a six-year prison sentence.
Book Excerpt: 101 Ways to Have True Love in Your Life
Daphne Rose Kingma on nurturing the body and the spirit.
Spiritual Literacy Blog: A Hymn for Haiti
A new hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette responding to the anguish in Haiti after the earthquate.
Book Excerpt: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creative Visualization
Shari L. Just and Carolyn Flynn's on how to become a visionary.
Book Excerpt: Imagine a World
Sarah Klassan's poem on waging peace.
Book Excerpt: The Left Hand of God
Michael Lerner on the joys and benefits of social responsibility.
Spiritual Literacy Blog: Religion and Women
The Elders, a global council of retired leaders formed by Nelson Mandela, speak out against the discrimination against women in the world's religions.
Book Excerpt: To Pause at the Threshold
Esther de Waal on the importance of honoring thresholds as sacred things.
DVD Feature Film Review: Passing Strange
Film version of a fresh and spunky Broadway musical about a young black man's quest for self-understanding and creative expression.
DVD Feature Film Review: The Hurt Locker
A riveting Iraqi war film about three members of an Army bomb dismantling squad in Baghdad.
DVD Feature Film Review: The Burning Plain
A multi-narrative film that explores the challenges of coming to terms with the past and putting it behind us.
DVD Feature Film Review: Trucker
A poignant and touching drama about a surprising mother-son reunion and the changes that result when they both confront their deepest fears.
Book Excerpt: Thich Nhat Hanh
Jean-Pierre and Rachel Cartier on walking meditation as a practice of attention.
Book Review: State of the World 2010
A bold, creative, and challenging report on what it will take to replace consumer cultures with ones centered on sustainability.