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• Spiritual Practice of the Day
• Spiritual Reading of the Day: Kevin Nelson on spiritual experiences
• More Spiritual Readings
Upcoming E-courses:
• Practicing Spirituality with Animals
• The Spiritual Practice of Re-union with People, Places, Things, and Self
• Practicing the Presence of God
In Progress E-Courses:
• The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers with Christine Valters Paintner
05/16/12
Opening Today: Elena
05/15/12
New DVDs: Albert Nobbs, The Grey, Chronicle, My Perestroika
05/14/12
S&P's Weekly E-Newsletter
Spiritual Literacy Blog: Boomers Calling It Quits by 65
05/12/12
For (U.S.) Mother's Day: 10 Spiritual Practices to honor all our mothers
05/11/12
R.I.P. Walter Wink
Now in Theaters: Bonsai; I Wish; Small, Beautifully Moving Parts; Where Do We Go Now?
05/09/12
Naming the Days: Happy Birthday to Dan Berrigan
05/08/12
New DVDs: The Vow, Amador
05/07/12
S&P Weekly E-Newsletter: What's happened, what's coming
Praying the News: In Response to the Screams
05/06/12
Naming the Days: Be Kind to Animals Week
05/04/12
New Film Reviews: Last Call at the Oasis, The Most Exotic Marigold Hotel
05/02/12
New Book Reviews: India, mysticism, Desert Fathers, practicing mind, mindful writer, happiness, pain, mindful communications, courage, unflappable
05/01/12
Naming the Days: May Day
Praying the News: To Honor American Nuns
04/30/12
S&P Weekly E-Newsletter: What's happened on the site and what's coming.
Spiritual Literacy Blog: Pete Fornatale, R.I.P.
04/27/12
Now in Theaters: Inventing Our Life, Bernie, The Five-Year Engagement, Elles
04/25/12
Email and texting: Flight from Conversation or Talking with Your Fingers?
04/24/12
New DVDs: Pariah; Young Goethe in Love
04/23/12
S&P's Weekly E-Newsletter: What's happening and what's to come
New Book Reviews: meditation, serenity, karma, creativity, prayer, crochet, time, beadwork, peace, food writing
04/21/12
For Earth Day Weekend: 12 Spiritual Practices to Honor the Earth
04/20/12
Now in Theaters: Darling Companion; Marley; Chimpanzee; Goodbye First Love
04/18/12
New Children's Picture Book Reviews: earth, siblings, freedom, daily life, sculpture, New York City, sharing, gardens, reading, party, secret
04/17/12
New DVDs: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Shame, IMAX Born to Be Wild 3D, Paul Goodman Changed My Life
New Book Reviews: self-healing, courage, happiness, success, animal teachers, Sufism, Judaism, everyday spirituality, interspirituality
04/16/12
Spiritual Literacy Blog: Lama Surya Das on pith instructions
04/13/12
Now in Theaters: Late Bloomers; Monsieur Lazhar
04/11/12
Films Opening Today: The Lady, Post Mortem
04/10/12
New DVDs: The Iron Lady, Into the Abyss, The Conquest, Charlotte Rampling: The Look, A Bird of the Air, Littlerock
Naming the Days: Teilhard de Chardin Day
04/09/12
Spiritual Literacy Blog: How Sad Movies Can Increase Happiness
Naming the Days: Birthday of Paul Robeson
04/08/12
Easter: Resurrection as a spiritual practice
04/06/12
Naming the Days: Good Friday
Now in theaters: We Have a Pope, Surviving Progress, Bully, The Hunter, Damsels in Distress
04/04/12
Spiritual Literacy Blog: Cell phone use to be allowed in movies?
04/03/12
New DVDs: War Horse, We Bought a Zoo, Tyrannosaur, The Double Hour
04/02/12
This Week's E-Newsletter
Spiritual Literacy Blog: When a Parking Lot Is So Much More
04/01/12
Naming the Days: April Fools Day
Poetry Month: A new poem every day in April
03/31/12
New Book Reviews: Progressive Christianity, attention, practices, immigrant justice, Mary Magdalene, conscious aging, love, spiritual direction, spiritual ecology, purses, wisdom
03/29/12
Praying the News: For the Safety and Well-Being of Rhinos
Spiritual Literacy Blog: Is Silence Going Extinct?
03/27/12
Praying the News: For the Fearless Protesters in Tibet
New DVDs: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, A Dangerous Method, The Hedgehog (Le Herisson)
Naming the Days: Meister Eckhart Day
03/26/12
S&P's Weekly E-Newsletter
Diane Ackerman: The Brain on Love
Naming the Days: Walt Whitman
03/25/12
Today's the Birthday of Flannery O'Connor: Read from her writings on grace
03/24/12
Naming the Days: Oscar Romero Day
03/23/12
Now in theaters: The Hunger Games, The Deep Blue Sea, Musical Chairs, An Encounter with Simone Weil
03/22/12
30 Movies about Dystopias
World Water Day: Pray, study, and act for clean water
New Directors/New Films Festival: Now in New York City
03/21/12
Opening Friday: The Hunger Games
03/20/12
S&P's 6th Birthday: Announcing our capital campaign
New DVDs: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, One Lucky Elephant, Carnage, Mister Rogers & Me
Naming the Days: First Day of Spring
Naming the Days: Feast Day of St. Cuthbert
03/19/12
Weekly E-Newsletter
Naming the Days: Birthday of Sir Richard Burton
03/18/12
Happy Mothering Day (UK): Honoring All Our Mothers
03/17/12
Naming the Days: St. Patrick's Day
03/16/12
Now in Theaters: The Kid with a Bike; Jeff, Who Lives at Home; Detachment; Free Men
03/14/12
New Book Reviews: Names of God, Catholic prayers, Bible, parables, active hope, writings of Nasr and Nouwen, women's spirituality, poverty, journey of the heart
Namng the Days: Birthday of Albert Einstein
03/13/12
New DVDs: The Descendants, Happy Feet Two, Melancholia, Young Adult, The Women on the 6th Floor
03/12/12
S&P Weekly E-Newsletter: what's happened, what's coming, from our wisdom archive, resources to get you through the week
03/09/12
New DVDs: East of Eden, Poldark: The Complete Collection, Sense and Sensibility
Now in Theaters: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen; Footnote
03/07/12
Naming the Days: Purim
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Search Query Hilarity
When we say that you can practice your spirituality through your everyday activities, we really mean it. You never know when a spiritual perspective will be needed. Darren Polito, S&P's Senior Editor and Designer, creates a new 12s gallery every month. Searching for appropriate photos gives him ample opportunities to practice play, openness, and imagination.
 Read Darren's experiences with search engine hilarity.
Upcoming E-Courses
Practicing Spirituality with Animals is a 40-day e-course led by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat and designed to lead you to deeper encounters with the animals in your life as spiritual teachers. Each email consists of a brief quote about animals and a related practice suggestion. In the online Practice Circle, participants will share stories of the messages and meanings of the animals in their lives. May 21 - June 29. More details.
The Spiritual Practice of Re-union with People, Places, Things, and Self is a one-month Online Retreat led by Caren Goldman. Using stories, poetry, prose, exercises, and discussion in an online Practice Circle, participants will explore how to make reunions opportunities for the spiritual practice of re-union — remembering, reuniting, and reintegrating — that leads to healing and wholeness. June 4 - June 29. More details.
Practicing the Presence of God is a one-month retreat led by teachers from Contemplative Outreach on the practice of paying attention to what you are doing and doing it for the love of God. Our mentors for this practice will be Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, St. Therese of Lisieux, and Jean-Pierre De Caussade. The retreat consists of email lessons, audio recordings, a live teleconference, quotations and mini-practices, and community sharing in an online Practice Circle. June 4 - June 29. More details.
Tell Me a Story
 Our culture puts an amazing array of stories before us. We have chosen 16 of our favorite collections of spiritual teaching stories from the world's religions. And with each review we've included a sample story. Enjoy!
 See our recommended collections of stories.
Handle Your Things with Care
 There is a rich emphasis in the world's wisdom traditions on respecting inanimate objects. That's why we advocate "soulful materialism" where the objects in our homes are appreciated and cherished for their beauty, expressiveness, and creativity.
 See practice suggestions for handling things with care.
Children's Books
 New picture books are about gardening, the wonders of nature, animal adventures, and all the gifts of Mamma Earth. A prominent theme in these titles: humans are in a mutually beneficial relationship with the Earth and all its creatures. This is best expressed in our office favorite, Little Bird, about a lonely man, a bird, and the promise in every day.
 Read our reviews of children's books
The Lady
 On April 23, Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi will take a seat in Burma's lower house of parliament after a winning a decisive victory in the April 1 by-elections. This film The Lady recounts her inspiring rise to worldwide recognition, setting her political activities alongside the exquisite love story of her marriage to an English professor.
 Read our review of The Lady
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