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Blogs
A "blog" or "weblog," for those of you new to this Web phenomenon, is a running list of articles and websites that the "blogger" (that would be us) has found interesting and worth your reading. Some blogs have extended commentaries on the referenced pieces; others just give brief comments about them. The latest discoveries go at the top but the older links remain, so that over time you get a running commentary and overview of what's happening through the eyes of the blogger.
The Spiritual Literacy Blog
by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Life is a sacred adventure. Every day we encounter signs that point to the active presence of Spirit in the world around us. Spiritual literacy is the ability to read the signs written in the texts of our own experiences. Whether viewed as a gift from God or a skill to be cultivated, this facility enables us to discern and decipher a world full of meaning.
Spiritual literacy is practiced in all the world's wisdom traditions. Medieval Catholic monks called it "reading the book of the world." Muslims suggest that everything that happens outside and inside us is a letter to be read. Native Americans find their way through the wilderness by "reading sign." From ancient times to today, spiritually literate people have been able to locate within their daily life points of connection with the sacred.
The Spiritual Literacy Blog is our attempt to read the book of the world as revealed through articles and images available on the Internet. We hope you find it interesting and inspiring.
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Making This My Day
by Mary Ann Brussat
New Morning is an hour television program that airs weekdays on the Hallmark Channel. Check local listings for the time and channel in your area. You can also see the programs in both streaming video and on-demand video at www.Faithstreams.org. Each program focuses on a theme with taped pieces and studio interviews that illustrate how people really live their spirituality. Mary Ann is writing a blog "companion" to New Morning in which she responds to things she sees on the shows. Even if you can't catch the programs, we think you'll enjoy her musings.
- Going With the Flow
- Rolling Up Our Sleeves for Service
- Getting Out of My Own
- Celebrating Life
- No Planned Journey
- What Did You Ask Today?
- The Secret Is Respect
- Simmering
- Repotting Myself
- A Scrapbook of Surprises
- Seeing Ourselves Through Birds
- Seeing Outside the Box
- Taking Responsibility
- Smell Spirituality
- Lists of Loves
- I Am Here Now
- Shelter From the Noise
- Reborn Each Day
- One Big Family
- Many Expressions of Gratitude
- Yearning as a Way of Connecting
- A Balanced Life
- Devoted to What?
- Living the Questions
- Purification Rituals
- A Rhythmic Life
- Making the Transition
- Cycles of Life
- Loving Words
- Way Too Busy
- Family Ties
- Loved and Lived In
- The Voice of Grace
- Random Acts of Kindness
- Deep Roots
- Coming to My Senses
- Help My Unbelief
- Change Today
- Dashing Expectations
- Hands On
- A Little Bit Can Help
- A Connection to My Ancestor
- Noticing What's Home
- Peace with Earth
- A Ritual of Respect
Maps
SpiritualityandPractice.com is designed to provide resources for your spiritual journey, and we've set up several routes for you to take. You can start with a particular spiritual practice by going to one of our practice homepages. Or you might begin by reading about a spiritual teacher in the Living Spiritual Teachers Project. We are also creating maps by content type and subjects area. This column will point you to them.
• Content Areas at S&P: Links to help you search all the resources at SpiritualityandPractice.com by keywords (in progress; so check often)
Multimedia: Now you can listen to audio clips and watch videos of our Living Spiritual Teachers and others.
• Audio Clips: short clips from Sound True's Open Door series - gems of wisdom from some of our Living Spiritual Teachers and others
• Video Clips: short videos of some of our Living Spiritual Teachers speaking on various subjects
Music Video Playlists: Enjoy music that demonstrates our spiritual practices with these collections of YouTube videos, plus Video Music Playlists from FIQL where you can both listen to and watch favorite songs.
• Songs about Gratitude
• Songs about Joy
• Songs about Change and Transformation
• Songs about Love
• Songs about Hope
• Songs about Play
Content maps Quotations on a theme; helpful spiritual practices, and recommended books, films, teachers, and articles. These maps are now available:
• The Blessing Path: a month's worth of quotes, practices, and prayers for this multifaith practice
• A Celebration of Rumi: readings about the life and significance of Rumi, the great Sufi mystic and poet, plus video clips of Rumi poetry readings and meditations
• Gardening as a Spiritual Practice: book, audios, movies, and quotes that show how being in a garden can be a spiritual experience and gardening can be a spiritual practice
• The Heart: For National Heart Month, a quote a day plus an image of a "found heart"
• The Monastic Life: books and movies about the life of monks, nuns, and lay people living a contemplative life.
• Sacred Poetry: A poem a day for National Poetry Month
• Teaching as a Spiritual Practice: quotes from Parker Palmer's The Courage to Teach and links to 18 movies about teachers
Planned Maps
• Death and Dying
• Prayer
• Pilgrimage
• Spiritual Activism
If you have suggestions for maps that would be useful for you, please
