E-Newsletter Archive

Monday morning, January 30, 2012
12s Gallery on Animals with photographs from South Africa's Kruger National Park. Wisdom in casual conversations. The Meaning of Nice. Homer, the Library Cat. The Grey, wilderness survival story. Birthday of Thomas Merton. World Interfaith Harmony Week. Groundhog Day on DVD. 100 Multifaith Resources.

Monday morning, January 23, 2012
Start the Chinese Year of the Dragon with the Tao Te Ching. Praying for PovertyUSA. Praying for Justice and Peace. Dreams, Visions, and Realities on Global Spirit. Reflection on mindfulness. Wrinkles don't hurt. GroupThink and empathy. From our wisdom archive: The Mighty, Iris, Turtle: The Incredible Journey.

Monday morning, January 16, 2012
Spiritual takes on Downton Abbey. Bill is back with Moyers & Company. Moneyball on DVD. Kate Winslet's award-winning performance in Mildred Pierce. Quotes to ponder on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. The Law of the Garbage Truck. New E-Courses: Praying for Justice and Peace with Jane Vennard and The Tao Te Ching as a Path and a Practice with William Martin. From our Wisdom Archives: Children of Heaven, A Beautiful Mind. Spiritual Parctices of the Day.

Monday morning, January 9, 2012
Catalysts for Change. Follow FredericBrussat on Twitter. The First Grader. Writings and hymns of John and Charles Wesley. Pico Iyer on the Joy of Quiet. Native American Living Spiritual Teachers Joseph Marshall III and Ed McGaa (Eagle Man). Higher Ground on DVD. From our wisdom archive: The Band's Visit, Central Station, and Cry, the Beloved Country.

Monday morning, January 2, 2012
Spiritually Literate New Year's Resolutions. How social media and Skype are reshaping religion. First year of Praying the News. A Separation. Aging well with Buddhist practices. End-of-the-year donations and launch of our Capital Campaign. Catalysts for Change - 2012. A practice for Ephiphany. Contagion on DVD. A blessing from John O'Donohue.

Monday morning, December 26, 2011
12s Gallery on Yearning. Two spiritual practices spurred by War Horse. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and quotes on grief. Journey from Zanskar and Margin Call on DVD. Help us keep 22,000 pages of content available to our worldwide audience. January e-courses: The Wisdom of Muhammad with Kabir and Camille Helminski, Beyond Recovery: The Twelve Steps as Spiritual Practice with Rabbi Rami. Catalysts for Change - 2012. Companion DVDs: The Help and The Long Walk Home.

Monday morning, December 19, 2011
The Most Spiritually Literate Films of 2011. Gift ideas: Spiritual Literacy DVDs, Best Spiritual Books. Children's books in our online store. Why Christians practice nonviolence. Vaclav Havel, R.I.P. E-Courses to jump-start the new year. Winter Solstice. Christmas readings from Howard Thurman. Dolphin Tale on DVD. We Bought a Zoo opening. Recommended from our wisdom archive for holiday viewing: Noel and Smoke.

Monday morning, December 12, 2011
The Best Spiritual Books of 2011. More mini-retreats for Spiritual Literacy month. January's e-courses: The Wisdom of Muhammad with Camille and Kabir Helminski, Beyond Recovery: The Twelve Steps as Spiritual Practice, Catalysts for Change. Taoism daybook. Young Adult. Aung San Suu Kyi speaks out. An excerpt on community singing. One Through Love webcast from Rumi's tomb. A Better Life on DVD. Values & Visions Guide to grand Canyon.

Monday morning, December 5, 2011
Spiritual Literacy Month mini-retreats and poster. Mark Nepo on luminescence. David Suzuki's elder wisdom on science, nature, and the right path of indigenous peoples. Margaret Silf on landscapes for prayer. Spirituality and ancient cave paintings on DVD. Spiritual Readings of the Day. The disconnect between sex and Christianity. Hospitality modeled in Mid-August Lunch.

Monday morning, November 28, 2011
The Interfaith Amigos on where religions go astray. Hugo, the orphan who reaches out to a man locked in regret. Taming the wanting mind. Why we spend money we don't have. Help for the unemployed. December as Spiritual Literacy month. Cyber Monday Special on the Spiritual Literacy DVDs. Life in a Day on DVD and Netflix streaming.

Monday morning, November 21, 2011
The Descendants. Happy Feet Two. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1. 12 on Enthusiasm. A Prayer for Sexual Assault Victims. A Prayer for Nonviolent Protesters. Living Spiritual Teachers Malidoma Patrice Some and Hua Ching-Ni. 24 Ways to Practice Thanks-giving. A gift to yourself and your loved ones: Child of the Light with Beth Richardson.

Monday morning, November 14, 2011
Melancholia. Library Lily and other children's books. Into the Abyss and the death penalty. The final Harry Potter on DVD. Our first Advent/Christmas E-Course. From our wisdom archive: The Music Never Stopped, The Castle, The Human Resources Manager.

Monday morning, November 7, 2011
Clarissa Pinkola Estes' Untie the Strong Woman. The Life of Gratitude. In the Family's discernment questions. The gospel according to Twilight. Baby Krishna and Infant Christ. Godspell is back. Values & Visions Guide to Lost in Translation. As It Is in Heaven on DVD and Netflix streaming.

Monday morning, October 31, 2011
12 on Mystery, Remembering James Hillman. In Time, a sci-fi thriller. Puss in Boots. In God's Land. Steps to contentment. All Saints Day. Wide Awake. Values & Visions Guide to Antonia's Line. E-Courses starting November 7. Book excerpts archive.

Monday morning, October 24, 2011
Moral heroes: Le Havre, Oranges and Sunshine. Huston Smith and Bill Moyers on the wisdom traditions. Tutu Authorized. Praying for 7 billion. Upcoming E-courses: Centering Prayer with Cynthia Bourgeault, Practicing Spirituality with Sharon Salzberg. From the Wisdom Archive: 100 Multifaith Resources, Regarding Henry, Praying with Lior.

Monday morning, October 17, 2011
Dancing hopes and dreams: Footloose. Following our bliss: The Big Year. The path of mirth. Responses to the wisdom of Jalaluddin Rumi and Shams of Tabriz. Recommended from our Wisdom Archive: In America, The Scent of Green Papaya, Whale Rider. A proverb to ponder, a breath prayer to try, a quotation to inspire, and a blessing.

Monday morning, October 10, 2011
Introducing a new format for the weekly e-newsletter. A Prayer for Social and Economic Justice. DVDs about animals. The sorry state of politics in America. New books by Living Spiritual Teachers. Plus, Coming This Week, Recommended from our Wisdom Archive, and Resources for Your Spiritual Journey to Carry Through the Week.

August 10 - Miobi and the Monster Called What Might Happen
The Help and Other Films about People Standing Against Racism. Curated Content, e.g. Apes and Other Animals Reframing Our Perceptons, Attitudes, and Actions. 12s gallery on kindness. Harry Potter ends. Rick Bass on Turtles and more in the Spiritual Literacy Blog. Ramadan and Koran by Heart. Kent Nerburn on the writing life. The Artist's Rule. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and other children's books. Our Scholarship Fund.

April 28, 2011 - The Little Girl Who Learned About Bodhichitta
Elder Spirituality Books. Refining Character as Elders. Creating a Monastery of the Heart with Joan Chittister. Practicing Spirituality with Eknath Easwaran. 12s gallery on beauty. National Poetry Month collection of sacred poetry. New books from Living Spiritual Teachers. The etiquette of bench sitting. Outstanding DVDs. Movies to suit your moods.

March 28, 2011 - The Boy Who Wanted Presence for His Birthday
What we're thankful for on our birthday. S&P's plans and needs for the future. Welcome back to the movies, Baby Boomers. Praying the News from Japan and Libya. Kind zoo animals and other spiritual children's books. Being, having, and doing enough. Light practices. Creating beauty out of garbage. The city as a spiritual teacher. A skinny chameleon on a Don Quixote quest.

March 22, 2011 - 5th Birthday Message
A personal message from Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Co-Directors of Spirituality & Practice. Read our Birthday Message pdf. Our Plans for the next five years. Expanding our circle with five new Circles of Support.

February 20, 2011 - The Abbot Who Left the Angel
Gallery of 12 Uplifting Quotes on Courage. Lenten E-Course: The Spirituality of the Gospels with Thomas Moore. All That We Share - moving from me to we. Of Gods and Men. 365 thank you notes. How the world is aging. The Last Lions. Top-drawer foreign films.

February 3, 2011 - The Meditation Master Who Didn't Make Use of Hatred
Winter in the City gallery. The spiritual pratice of perseverance. Grateful and gracious online communities. Mozart, Gandhi, and World Interfaith Harmony Week in Naming the Days. Spiritual Children's Books. Films about the rigors of being tested.

January 18, 2011 - The Meditation Master Who Made No Use of Anger
Spiritual Literacy in Wartime: Words Matter. InterSpiritual Meditation Online Retreat. New Gallery Series: The 12s. 12 Spiritual Energy Boosters. Praying the News. Elder Spirituality for the Baby Boomers. Two takes on social media. Albert Schweitzer's reverence for life. Karen Armstrong on steps to compassion. S&P's E-Course Scholarship Fund.

December 22, 2010 - How a Scholar Achieved Enlightenment in Darkness
Winter Solstice. Practicing Spirituality in Winter. Practicing Spirituality with Brother David Steindl-Rast. Rumi - Living a Spiritual Life with Kabir and Camille Helminski. Best Spiritual Books of 2008. The Most Spiritually Literate Films of 2010. Alan Morinis in the Living Spiritual Teachers Project. The Company Men and the scrourge of unemployment. The ratitude Lady in the Spiritual Literacy Blog.

December 3, 2010 - The Shepherd Who Survived the Bitterly Cold Night
Holiday Gift Suggestions in S&P's stores. Advent and Christmas Quotations on hope, waiting, patience, and joy. The King's Speech and resources on friendship. Black Swan and an antidote to perfectionism. Hugh Prather, remembering a spiritual master. Car Spirituality. Latest posts in the Spiritual Literacy Blog.

November 12, 2010 - The Saint Who Asked for a Needle and a Bowl of Water with His Meals
Car Spirituality. Douglas Wood, a voice of the heart. Thanks-giving practices at S&P's Facebook page. Disco and Atomic War, Tiny Furniture, Unstoppable, and other films. Ram Dass returns with Be Love Now. Books on Native American Spirituality. Celebrating your inner light.

October 28, 2010 - The Abbot Who Cried with the Grieving Family
Spiritual practices for All Saints Day and All Souls Day. What to do when your practices get old. A book for caregivers? Documentaries on turning trash to art and autism. Books about the soul of cities, garden wisdom, and more.

October 16, 2010 - The Young Man Who Begs to Learn the Iron Shirt Exercises
Hereafter and Whispers of Love. Afterlife Movies. What's amusing about the New York Times. Budrus - nonviolence in the Middle East. Men's spirituality with Richard Rohr. Thomas Moore online event on the Gifts of a Dark Night. Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen. Procrastination and bullying in the Spiritual Literacy Blog.

October 1, 2010 - How Gandhi Gave Away His Shoes
Gifts available in our four stores. Welcoming Prayer - Consent on the Go. Two of the best films of the year: Waiting for Superman and The Social Network. Reflections on Autumn. A call to action to preserve Tibetan folk music. Books on our sacred relationships with animals and nature.

September 17, 2010 - The Student Who Sought Pearls of Wisdom
Our project to get our Quotes Database online. The greatest gift you can give: mindfulness. Amish Grace choosing love and forgiveness. Celebrating spirituality and aging, plus seven films about kids and their grandparents. On-Demand e-course on The Mussar Pathway to Everyday Holiness. Catfish about an Internet relationship. What's true about the Qur'an. Keep S&P advertising free.

September 3, 2010 - How Together-Action Is Like Washing Potatoes
Mary Ann's "Prezi" on Making Social Media Your Spiritual Practice. New E-Course: The Liberating Promise of Lovingkindness with Sylvia Boorstein. Food, Faith and What to Eat. My Dog Tulip. Wisdom for the Aging. A classic film about nuns. Meet the Imam behind the Islamic Community Center in New York.

February 13, 2010 - The Teacher Who Felt the Dog's Pain
Conferences Mary Ann will be attending this spring. Practicing Spirituality with Edward Hays Lenten E-Course. Online retreats on InterSpiritual Wisdom, Lovingkindness, and Intercessory Prayer. Watching the Olympics as a spiritual practice. Three books about a new kind of Christianity. Spiritual Literacy DVDs as a small group resource.

December 31, 2009 - The Monk Who Starts the Day with a Silly Face
New Year's Edition. New E-Course on Catalysts for Change. The Best Spiritual Books of 2009. The Most Spiritually Literate Films of 2009. Spiritually Literate New Year's Resolutions. Spirituality & Practice's social media. Give a tax-deductible donation to support our mission.

September 13, 2009 - The Kind Man Who Spread Happiness to Everyone
E-Courses on Western and Eastern Spirituality: Living the Hours and Practicing Spirituality with Ram Dass. The Alphabet of Spiritual Literacy being explored on Facebook. New books from our Living Spiritual Teachers. Most Spiritually Literate Films of 2009 (So Far) and other recommended movies. Natalie Goldberg and Anne Lamott in the Living Spiritual Teachers Project.

July 28, 2009 - The Monk with a Zeal for Cleaning
Sppirituality & Practice's new Facebook fan page. Best Spiritual Books of 2009 (So Far). Online sacred text retreat The Essence of the Qur'an. Harry Potter and less popular but highly recommended movies. Cheri Huber and Geri Larken in the Living Spiritual Teachers Project.

June 27, 2009 - The Youth Who Went Looking for Enlightenment
How to design your own spiritual education with Advance Searches at S&P. Practicing Spirituality with Money. Good Reads. Focus on Iran - The Stoning of Soraya M. and Iranian Films Seen from a Spiritual Perspective. Afghan Star and other recommended flms. Learning to Receive.

May 27, 2009 - The Old Man Who Was Hired to Be Difficult
Practicing Spirituality with Quakers. 25 Reasons Why Twitter Is Spiritual. Huston Smith's Autobiography. Global Spirit on LinkTV. Additions to the Living Spiritual Teachers Project: Eckhart Tolle and Julia Cameron. Jose Hobday in Remembering Spiritual Masters Project. Good Reads. Recommended Movies. New Spoken-Word Audios. Make a monthly donation to S&P.

April 12, 2009 - Special Edition E-Newsletter
Global Spirit on LinkTV. Love's Universe: A Seven-Week Online Retreat with the Sacred Poetry of Rumi.

April 7, 2009 - The Monk Who Didn't Want New Clothes
Frederic on Twitter. 4 E-Courses for the Financial Crisis. One Square Inch of Silence. The Second Book of the Tao. New Additions to the Living Spiritual Teachers: Karen Armstrong, Caroline Myss, Wayne Dyer. New foreign and independent movies. Slumdog Millionaire and other great films on DVD. Mary's Ann's interviews in the S&P Press Room.

February 28, 2009 - The Town Where the Sabbath Was like Sabbath in Paradise
Forgiveness Resources. Jesus Books. New Additions to the Living Spiritual Teachers: cultural anthropologist Angeles Arrien and teacher of African spirituality Sobonfu Some. Spirituality & Practice Press Room - get releases, flyers to duplicate, and logo graphics.

January 25, 2009 - The Jew Who Felt Sabbath Joy All Week
Spiritual Practices for the Inauguration of Barack Obama. Lenten E-courses: The Cry of the Prophet (with Joan Chittister and Benetvision), Forgiveness - Growth in Love (with Contemplative Outreach), Practicing Spirituality with Jesus - Lent 20009 (a repeat of our popular program). New RSS feed. Cultural snapshots in the Spiritual Literacy Blog. Good reads and award-winning films.

January 7, 2009 - Why the Pigs Can Feel Sorry for Themselves
Change Month - 31 quotations to mark the occasion. An Interview with Elizabeth Lesser on Creating Your Best Life. The Most Spiritually Literate Films of 2008. The Best Spiritual Books of 2008. Spiritual Literacy Blog.

November 29, 2008 - The Tree that Was Awarded the Grand Transnational Peace Prize
Too much on trees. Advent Calendar and other programs. Practicing Spirituality with the World's Religions. Living with Financial Insecurity readings and practices. The practice of thift. Worldwide connections via Slumdog Millionaire. Year-end donations.

November 3, 2008 - The Master Who Handed Out River Water
New e-course in Masters series: Practicing Spirituality with Joan Chittister. Days of Grace: Meditations and Practices for Living with Illness. Readings and practices for dealing with the worldwide financial crisis. The Ancient Practices Series. Spoken-word audios and music for your journey. Special Offer: Spiritual Literacy DVDs and Spiritual Rx.

October 4, 2008 - St. Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio
Praying for wolves. New Spiritual Literacy in Wartime Series: Living with Financial Insecurity. Naming the Days for Ramadan, Rosh Hashanah, Navratri. Letting Go. Movies about 12-Step Programs, inventions, Muslim humor, and more. Peace on DVD.

September 14, 2008 - The Zen Master and His Wayward Nephew
Practicing Spirituality with the Peacemakers. Acedia & Me by Kathleen Norris. The Beauty of Imperfection. Holy Ground. Moview about Miracles. Films about water rights, fun with obsesssions, aging, and coming of age. DVDs about idealism, survival, and politics. Books for Your Practice. Sharing Ramadan.

August 12, 2008 - The Host Who Intentionally Spilled the Wine
Watching the Olympics as a Spiritual Practice. Books from Living Spiritual Teachers and Spiritual Masters. Spiritual Literacy Blog on The Sounds of Silence. Films about Affairs, Friendships, and Wine. Hospitality on DVD. Gift Store section on Books by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Special Offer for the Spiritual Literacy DVDs.

July 26, 2008 - The Elder Who Knew What Was in the Qur'an
Travel Presence. The Best Spiritual Books of 2008 (So Far). Practicing Spirituality with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Ape Rights. A Different Breed of Superhero (Hellboy II and The Dark Knight). An Artist in the Garden named Pearl.

June 29, 2008 - Rumi and the Man with the Grudge
New Spiritual Literacy in Wartime Feature on The Spiritual Practice of Hospitality. A New Spiritual Teacher in the Animated Movie Wall.E. Why the Dalai Lama Matters. A Life Saver Called Plumpynut. DVDs Going Global.

June 14, 2008 - The Saint Who Tested His Students' Patience
Spiritual Takes on Hollywood Movies -- from Zohan to the Hulk. Father's Day Movie Festival. Finding kindred spirits through our blog. New Paperbacks. DVDs about a Holy Fool and Facing Death. Spiritual Practices from Geri Larkin.

May 29, 2008 - The Sultan's Mother and the Ant
Spiritual Practices for Nature-Deficit Disorder. Practicing Spirituality with Hindus. Recent Posts in the Spiritual Literacy Blog. The Gift of Years by John Chittister. The Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull plus some notable foreign and independent releases. Gems on DVD.

April 28, 2008 - The Golden Buddha of Thailand
Practicing Spirituality with Sufis. Lectio Divina: An Online Retreat and Practice Group led by S&P and Contemplative Outreach. Coping with Disappointment. Play Month. The Power of Forgiveness. Index of Book Excerpts. Some of the best of 2007 now on DVD.

March 17, 2008 - On Being Tested on the Cleaning Lady's Name
Practicing Spirituality during Illness. Mary Ann's Workshop at Spiritual Directors International. The Spiritual Practice of Equanimity. Hope Month. John O'Donohue's last book, To Bless the Space Between Us. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, the new animated version of the children's classic.

February 9, 2008 - The Apprentice Who Was Advised to Be A Lake
Announcing a whole new slate of current e-courses including "Practicing Spirituality with Jesus - Lenten Edition" and "Practicing Spirituality with Thomas Moore." A new book and an interview from Thomas Moore. Change your habits with our 21-day e-courses on Beating the Blahs, Dealing with Disappointment, Fear Busters, and Letting Go. The Best Spiritual Books of 2007. Spiritual Reading of the Day on the homepage. Love songs video playlist. Support the more than 17,000 pages of free content at Spirituality & Practice.

December 21, 2007: Thanking Santa Claus and the Bethlehem Star
The Most Spiritually Literate Films of 2007 - our choices of the 10 best features, 10 best foreign language films, 10 best documentaries, and 10 more features. A Month of Joy YouTube videos. Advent Calendar. End-of-the-Year Support for Spirituality & Practice.Special Offers for the Holidays: buy Spiritual Literacy on DVD and get a free signed copy of Spiritual Rx. End-of-the-Year contributions to S&P for General Support, E-Course System Upgrade, Scholarship Fund. On-Demand E-Courses as gifts. Other holiday gift suggestions.

December 2007: Happy Holidays
Special Offers for the Holidays: buy Spiritual Literacy on DVD and get a free signed copy of Spiritual Rx. End-of-the-Year contributions to S&P for General Support, E-Course System Upgrade, Scholarship Fund. On-Demand E-Courses as gifts. Other holiday gift suggestions.

November 21, 2007: Why the Rabbi Drank Salty Coffee
Gratitude Month Map with 30 gratitude videos and a playlist of Gratitude songs you can listen to or watch. How to Cook Your Life documentary featuring Zen master and master chef Edward Espe Brown. Living Spiritual Teachers and other teachers in the "Open Door" audio series. Sam Keen's Sightings: Extraordinary Encounters with Ordinary Birds, a review, interview, and invitation from Sam.

October 16, 2007: The Donkey Who Fell in the Well
Thich Nhat Hanh on practice. Living Spiritual Teachers on Video. Search our content by Tags and Themes. New E-Course: Practicing Spirituality with Henri J.M. Nouwen. 100 Multifaith Resources. A Celebration of Rumi. Joyce Rupp meditation for the falling leaves. Gallery of Wild Wisdom. Navratri, a Hindu holiday to honor the Divine Feminine.

August 25, 2007: The Telephone Operator Who Was Asked for the Exact Time
Discovering interconnections in a city apartment and the documentary The 11th Hour. The Best Spiritual Books of 2007 (So Far). A new way to do an e-course. Superbad, a raunchy film on male friendship. New Feature - Share Links.

August 7, 2007: The Sufi Whose Feet Pointed to God
The Blessing Path. Next E-Course: Practicing Spirituality with Thich Nhat Hanh. How to schedule an e-Course and practice circle just for your Group. Lobby your art theater for The Willow Tree and Blame It on Fidel. Powerful documentaries: Arctic Tale and The Devil Came on Horseback. Spiritual parenting books. How to support S&P.

July 14, 2007: The Climbers Who Became One with the Mountain
Harvesting Memories. 31 Summertime Practices. Our commitment to the interfaith movement and the path of spirituality that can be a uniting force through all religions. Diana Eck on the pluralist perspective. Summer blockbusters: Transformers and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Email us if you blog.

June 12, 2007: The Boy Who Wanted to Talk to the Baby
Father's Day gift suggestion: Practicing Spirituality with Children. Eight ideas for encouraging children's spirituality. On the Value of Emptying Your Cup. Ending Envy. Special offers to S&P visitors from Shambhala Books and Sounds True. The hilarious Knocked Up and other good movies. Take our flyers to your summer conferences.

May 19, 2007: The Monk Who Made Three Sets of Holy Books
Subscription to 2007 Practicing Spirituality E-Courses. Difficult people practices. Transition times and places. A multifaith mix in Books. Shred the Third. What a puzzle teaches about unity.

May 5, 2007: The Teacher Who Learned the Value of Being Nothing Special
Spirituality & Practice is a Webby Award Official Honoree! New E-Course on Practicing Spirituality with Pema Chodron. Spider-Man 3: A Morality Play. Also in theaters: Waitress and Away from Her. Flyers about S&P's Resources for Spiritual Journeys and 2007 E-Courses available as pdfs for download.

April 6, 2007: The Dervish and the Scowling Man
Announcing four new Practicing Spirituality E-Courses: Pema Chodron, Children, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Henri J. M. Nouwen. Brand new offering: Spiritual Literacy Practice Circle for those seeking companions on their spiritual journey. Teleconference with John Dear. New Books by Anne Lamott, Edward Hays, Roger Housden, and more.

March 22, 2007: Happy First Birthday to Spirituality & Practice
Our version of an annual report. What we've accomplished in the first year of this website and what's coming in the year ahead.

March 16, 2007: The Zen Students Who Tried Not to Talk
New map on the Monastic Life and the film Into Great Silence. A conversation between Andrew Harvey and Caroline Myss on "The Compelling Power of Teresa of Avila." The spiritual practice of keeping custody of the tongue. Practices and interviews available at our sister sites.

February 11, 2007: The Prince Who Learned the Price of Anger
Urgently Needed: A Peace Surge to Stop an Attack on Iran. S&H Book Group Free Teleconference with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner. Practicing Love on Valentine's Day. A novel by Nora Gallagher and a commentary on the Tao Te Ching by Byron Katie and more new books reviewed.

February 3, 2007: The Monk Who Didn't Know the Earth Is Round
A quote and an image every day in February for National Heart Month. Naming the Days for Superbowl Sunday and Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Birthday. Practicing Spirituality with Thomas Merton practive circle forums take off. DVD Bonanza.

January 26, 2007: The Sticks That Can't Be Broken
Frederic's account of his journey "Into the Far Country of Surgery" during his recent hospitalization, plus how he learned to honor his "Good Flesh." Our Sharing Forums for your practices. Oscar picks. Henri Nouwen's birthday. Four ways to support SpiritualityandPractice.com.

January 15, 2007: The Child Who Was Afraid of the Dark
Our new S&P Community Area -- how to sign our Guest Book. Practicing Spirituality with Thomas Merton. Best Spiritual Books of 2006. Teaching as a Spiritual Practice -- the movie Freedom Writers, prayers and ideas for Practicing Diversity, and a Map with links to 18 movies about teachers.

December 23, 2006: The Monk, the Peasant, and the Cup of Oil
The Most Spiritually Literate Films of 2006. A spiritually literate understanding of Santa Claus. SpiritualityandPractice.com's Sister Sites. Give an end-of-the-gift to support this work.

December 9, 2006: Showing Respect to the Taxi Driver
Spiritually Literate Gifts and Holiday Gift Suggestions. Welcome to the Desktop Spa and HealthJourneys.com. Donate to SpiritualityandPractice.com. A few of our best films of the year selections. Books on spiritual direction and connecting with the natural world. Rabbi Lawrence Kushner's novel Kabbalah: A Love Story. Giving On-Demand E-Courses.

November 27, 2006: Paintings on the Sultan's Walls
Giving the gift of Spiritual Literacy. Talking to God: Portrait of a World in Prayer review and photograph gallery. Download available now of Sue Monk Kidd teleconference. The Fountain, Happy Feet, and other new films.

November 12, 2006: The Two Fighting Dragons
Emailing yourself reviews. Spirituality & Health Book Groups program resources for Firstlight: The Early Inspirational Writing of Sue Monk Kidd, including an upcoming free teleconference. 26 Ways to Practice Thanks-giving. The beginning of the end-of-the-year film rush. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, Lassie, The Da Vinci Code, and other new DVDs.

October 23, 2006: The Golfer Who Was Just Lucky
New Viewer's Guides, Reader's Guides, and Models for the Spiritual Literacy DVDs. The Challenge of Humility. Sweet Land and other new films. Rabble-rouser for Peace, the authorized biography of Desmond Tutu. An Omaha Indian ritual for introducing a child to the universe.

October 10, 2006: How in Helping Others, We Receive Help Ourselves
Spiritual literacy in Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist. How Not to Worry. What the Amish Are Teaching America. In movie theaters: The Queen, The Last King of Scotland, 40 Up, and more. Books on Quaker spirituality, awe, perseverance, and women's friendships.

September 24, 2006: What to Do When It's Completely Dark Outside
Naming the Days features for a meaningful Saturday: first full day of Rosh Hashanah, first day of Ramadan, first day of autumn. Jesus Camp documentary. Parker Palmer on "The Fundamentalist as 'Other." An ethicist questions CBS's Survivor. Quotes on the light.

September 15, 2006: The Value of Being Useless
Will the next big words in spirituality be from Taoism? Iraq veterans speak truth to power in The Ground Truth. Clips of Mary Ann's movie segments on New Morning. The little movie Aurora Borealis. Blog about us!

September 10, 2006: A Sufi Elder on Wisdom vs. Action and a Desert Monk on Spiritual Warfare
Practices and reflections for the anniversary of 9/11. Art meditation on Frederick Franck's "After 9/11, Pieta for Iraq and Darfur, and Solstice." Books and films about 9/11. Meditations about Mary, the Mother of Jesus.

September 4, 2006: The Old Man Who Said "We Shall See"
All about Values & Visions Circles and Values & Visions Guides to movies available online. Our Updates column or why to bookmark the homepage. New E-Course on Practicing Spirituality with Taoists. Labor Day. The Spiritual Practice of Keeping Silent. I Am Prayers.

August 25, 2006: Mullah and the Donkeys
Kent Nerburn's The Hidden Beauty of Everyday Life, the first selection of the Spirituality & Health Book Groups. National Dog Day and 21 DVDs about dogs with soul. Gift book suggestions. Vajra Sky Over Tibet and other new films. Time to take an on-demand Practicing Spirituality e-course.

August 14, 2006: The Fugitive and the Rabbi
How the Spiritual Literacy DVDs are being used in prisons. Talking with Children about War. Thich Nhat Hanh's The Coconut Monk. Oliver Stone's World Trade Center. Fear Busters.

July 24, 2006: How to Tell When the Night Has Ended
Spiritual Literacy in Wartime section added to website. Six collections of wartime prayers and meditations. Step into the story of M. N. Shyamalan's Lady in the Water. Practice suggestions from Rabbi Rami Shapiro's The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness.

July 9, 2006: Teaching the King's Horse to Fly
A collection of inspirational quotes on the spiritual practice of generosity. About the Practices of the Day archive. Superman Returns and needs some help from his friends. His Holiness the Dalai Lama added to the Living Spiritual Teachers Project.

June 24, 2006: The Boy and the Stuck Truck
About the practice suggestions in the Practicing Spirituality through Creativity e-course. Learning to be content. The soulful, spiritual music of Leonard Cohen. The imagination and creativity of Thomas Moore.

June 17, 2006: The Shoemaker Who Knew It's Still Possible to Mend
Remembering a Spiritual Master: Frederick Franck. Car Spirituality. Spiritual Practices for Summertime plus Learning to Be Content and Cutting Expectations. DVD Film Festival for Father's Day.

June 9, 2006: What Is the Color of Apples?
New E-Course on Practicing Spirituality through Creativity. Inspiration from the Network of Spiritual Progressives Conference. Gardening as a spiritual practice. Spiritual Children's Books.

May 16, 2006: Jesus Wouldn't Have Talked to Mary Magdalene That Way
The Marvels and the Mysteries of The Da Vinci Code. Honoring all our mothers. A Meinrad Craighead gallery. New DVDs on grief, Helen Keller, and a wild cheetah.

May 13, 2006: The Cook Who Made the Most Wonderful Hash
A special issue of the e-newsletter with the story of how we came to be distributing the 6-DVD series based on our book Spiritual Literacy plus an invitation to join us in developing models for its use.

April 27, 2006: The Holy Man and the Critic
Two best-of-the-year movies: Akeelah and the Bee and Water. Our meditation on United 93. Thich Nhat Hanh's poem "Please Call Me by My True Names" on Spiritual Literacy DVDs.

April 20, 2006: The Monk's Umbrella
The importance of attention. Frederick Buechner on how trees are happy to see us. Mary Oliver's poetry. New in Paperback. Earth Day.

April 12, 2006: The God Who Loves Root Beer
Megan McKenna's stories and witness. Remembering William Sloane Coffin. Compassion and Holy Week.

April 3, 2006: The Rabbi Who Hummed and Danced
National Poetry Month. The precanned search and the spiritual lessons in html.

March 20, 2006: The Prisoner and the Prayer Rug
Launch week at Spirituality & Practice. Tour the site.