Spirituality & Practice http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com Sat, 25 May 2013 13:47:35 -0400 Jennifer Trainer Thompson on commemorating a daughter's transition into womanhood. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25038 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 A poetic passage on the spiritual practice of yearning. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14071 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 Jennifer Trainer Thompson on the kitchen table as the heart of a home. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25037 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:15:00 -0400 Robert Benson's suggestions on removing the walls that divide us while honoring our differences. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14067 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:15:00 -0400 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/newsletter/items.php?id=25082 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:00 -0400 A Zuni Indian poem on sending a child into the world. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25036 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:40:00 -0400 Ezra Bayda on creating a practice menu as a spiritual practice for everyday living and devotion. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14053 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:35:00 -0400 Maggie Oman Shannon on how to create a personal medicine bag. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25081 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00:00 -0400 The spiritual thinking behind 40 creative projects and practices for calm, calm, comfort, contemplation, creation, community, and connection with others and Spirit. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=25080 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00:00 -0400 A couple on the cusp of a mid-life crisis talk their way through a storm of disappointments, resentments, and flash points in their 18-year relationship. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24990 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:39:00 -0400 An exploration of the challenges and the joys of those who are poor. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14051 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400 Sara Wenger Shenk with four questions for a birthday person. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25035 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:55:00 -0400 Another mesmerizing thriller from Steven Soderbergh set in the world of Big Pharma and the widespread use of antidepressant drugs. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24700 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:35:00 -0400 An authentic study of the loneliness of a closeted gay man and his struggle to break free from this prison. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24586 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:00 -0400 Renee Beck and Sydney Barbara Metrick with a ritual for ending a relationship. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25034 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:00 -0400 Adele Azar-Rucquoi with valuable spiritual practices to try related to money. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14046 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:00 -0400 Susan Abel Lieberman on decorating a bush for holiday celebrations. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25032 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:15:00 -0400 Daniel Wolpert's experience in India that enabled him to appreciate the miracle of grace. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14050 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:15:00 -0400 Gertrud Mueller Nelson on celebrating Pentecost. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25033 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:20:00 -0400 Kenneth Cohen with understandings about the spiritual practice of silence in Native American healing. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14052 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:20:00 -0400 Edward Hays on using pebbles as prayer sacramentals. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25031 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:12:00 -0400 Joseph Rael's mystical passage about listening and true communication. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14048 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:10:00 -0400 A bold and illuminating documentary about the two-year campaign by a visionary and courageous Palestinian prime minister to make his country the 194th member state of the United Nations. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=25048 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:29:00 -0400 Michael Davis on completing chores. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25023 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 A devotional prayer practice on forgiveness and love from Anthony de Mello. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14042 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 Portraits of three environmental activists and the challenges they face in trying to change people's mindsets and spur them on to help stem the tide of ecological disaster. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=25047 Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 -0400 Sobonfu Some on keeping bonds alive between young and old. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25021 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:02:00 -0400 Brother David Steindl-Rast's salute to the spirituality of sacred sensuousness and the importance of a grateful, listening heart. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14043 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 Jane Vennard on why learning the dance of letting go and staying engaged is tough to do. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25018 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:21:00 -0400 A masterful and down-to-earth resource on spiritual practices that bring zest to everyday life. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=25017 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:21:00 -0400 George and Sedena Cappannelli on savoring being present as a gift to yourself for aging well. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25016 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:18:00 -0400 An inspirational book for older persons who want to live fuller and richer lives. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=25015 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:18:00 -0400 An explanation of the basics of Shin Buddhism. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=25014 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:18:00 -0400 Dainin Katagiri Roshi on being kind to everyone and everything. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25013 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:15:00 -0400 Enlightenment via 108 Zen stories by some of America's Zen masters. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=4498 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:15:00 -0400 Michaela Haas on how Joan Halifax practices what she calls plain rice Buddhism. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25012 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:10:00 -0400 Profiles of 12 extraordinary Tibetan Buddhist women spiritual teachers. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=25011 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:10:00 -0400 A hard look at the failings, blind-spots, and violence of the world's religions in their relations with perceived enemies. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=25010 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:05:00 -0400 Tom Stella on how even our DNA is spiritual. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25009 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:00 -0400 Concerns and themes of interest to the spiritual but not religious crowd. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=25008 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:00 -0400 An overview of Rastafarian spirituality as a path to peace and understanding. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=25007 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:58:00 -0400 An excerpt from Star Trek on why there can be no peace: we're a killing species. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25006 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:55:00 -0400 A hard-hitting alarm call about the dangers and the inhumanity of killer and spy drones. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=25005 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:55:00 -0400 Sue Halpern on how the sharing of love by dogs is keen and true. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25004 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:55:00 -0400 A wonderful tribute to Pransky, a gifted therapy dog in a nursing home and an authentic spiritual teacher of love. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=25003 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:55:00 -0400 Sakyong Mipham on one of the key elements of kindness is gentleness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25002 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:50:00 -0400 A summary of the tenets and teachings of the Shambhala tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=25001 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:50:00 -0400 Christian Wiman on there being no way to return to the faith of your childhood. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25000 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:45:00 -0400 A memoir of a poet's battle with cancer during which he comes to a new understanding of his faith. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24999 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:45:00 -0400 A well-written memoir about a mysterious eye disease that sends the author through a long and painful journey through the land of illness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24998 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:45:00 -0400 The editors at SkyLight Paths on enjoying life's journey while leaving no tracks. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24997 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:40:00 -0400 A multifaith collection of prayers by men. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24996 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:40:00 -0400 Pema Chodron on how meditation enables us to be more loving and open-hearted. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24995 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:35:00 -0400 A cogent examination of meditation as the way to learn the art of truly being present. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24994 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:35:00 -0400 Tamarack Song on how reading a boat's story and teachings takes patience and creativity. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24993 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:35:00 -0400 The spiritual literacy of a tracker of animals in the wilderness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24992 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:35:00 -0400 Renee Beck and Sydney Barbara Merick on leaving home. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25029 Wed, 15 May 2013 08:20:00 -0400 Christopher Titmuss on the virtues of the spiritual practice of attention with a special focus on the importance of our intentions. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14049 Wed, 15 May 2013 08:15:00 -0400 An impressive movie saluting the human propensity for telling stories as good medicine. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24386 Tue, 14 May 2013 10:50:00 -0400 Edward Hays on using the telephone as a prayer practice. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=25022 Tue, 14 May 2013 09:35:00 -0400 Jacob Needleman's thought-provoking discussion about the power and meaning of money. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=17927 Tue, 14 May 2013 09:35:00 -0400 Touching story about how the spiritual practice of enthusiasm works wonders in the life of a man in prison. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=25019 Mon, 13 May 2013 11:22:00 -0400 A fetching dramady starring Julianne Moore as an enthusiastic and vulnerable middle-aged English teacher who turns a corner in her life and realizes she will never be the same again. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24991 Mon, 13 May 2013 11:14:00 -0400 An immensely engaging sci-fi thriller about friendship, leadership, and loss in a tense and war-mongering intergalactic world. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=25030 Mon, 13 May 2013 11:03:00 -0400 A psychological thriller that explores fresh territory in its depiction of sexual politics. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24778 Mon, 13 May 2013 11:03:00 -0400 The comic misadventures of a quirky young woman who falls down seven times but gets up eight. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24111 Mon, 13 May 2013 11:03:00 -0400 Sedonia Cahill and Joshua Halpern on using circles for healing. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24983 Mon, 13 May 2013 10:40:00 -0400 His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the attitudes and understandings needed to find happiness at work. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14060 Mon, 13 May 2013 10:40:00 -0400 David Cohen on a reenactment of the danger of the holy innocents. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24981 Sun, 12 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 From The Relax Deck (of cards), a visualization exercise on seeing beauty in a peacock's feathers. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14037 Sun, 12 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 Jennifer Trainer Thompson with a back-to-school ritual. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24977 Sat, 11 May 2013 09:30:00 -0400 Donald McCullough's reflection on grace amidst the consequences of having an affair. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14034 Sat, 11 May 2013 09:15:00 -0400 Lynda S. Paladin on prayer flags. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24980 Fri, 10 May 2013 09:15:00 -0400 Arthur Green on connections between ancient concepts and current concerns of freedom. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14033 Fri, 10 May 2013 09:10:00 -0400 Rachel Pollack on a ritual for a new home. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24976 Thu, 9 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 Cheri Huber on nurturing as expressed as mentoring one's self. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14030 Thu, 9 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 Evan Imber-Black and Janine Roberts on rituals for leaving and returning. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24975 Wed, 8 May 2013 08:47:00 -0400 Peter Levitt on the meaning and value of bowing. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14035 Wed, 8 May 2013 08:40:00 -0400 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/newsletter/items.php?id=25020 Wed, 8 May 2013 05:35:00 -0400 A French animated film about the unusual quest of a rabbi, a skeikh, and a talking cat to discover the unity of peoples. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24510 Tue, 7 May 2013 14:55:00 -0400 Carolyn Shaffer and Kristin Anundsen on a ritual for a birthday. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24978 Tue, 7 May 2013 10:02:00 -0400 John R. Claypool on our role in making good things happen. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14020 Tue, 7 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 One of the best children's books of 2013 with its practical and poetic advocacy of peace in the everyday lives of boys and girls. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24967 Mon, 6 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 A funny children's picture book about understanding and appreciating oddballs. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24966 Mon, 6 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 A frolicsome children's picture book about taking whatever comes our way and making the best of it. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24965 Mon, 6 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 A beautiful and elegant children's board book celebrating the happiness infants bring into the world. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24964 Mon, 6 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 A delightful children's tale about being open and hospitable to strangers who become neighbors. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24963 Mon, 6 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 A poignant children's parable about the folly of building walls against strangers and the need to open our hearts and communities to them. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24962 Mon, 6 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 A children's picture book to expand their gratitude for a world filled with so many wonders. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24961 Mon, 6 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 An enchanting tour for young children of a small farm. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24960 Mon, 6 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 Robert Fulghum on walking the dog as an act of sacred simplicity. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=21232 Mon, 6 May 2013 09:35:00 -0400 Tom Cowen sharing a spiritual practice on communing with nature. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14025 Mon, 6 May 2013 09:30:00 -0400 Eduardo Galeano on how drones kill without remorse. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24952 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:45:00 -0400 An impressive work of cogent, creative insight from a prophet who opens our eyes to the world as it could be if we would fight for peace, justice, and human equality. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24951 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:45:00 -0400 Chi practices to refuel the depleted energies of the brain and to transform the rest of the body. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24950 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:45:00 -0400 Noam Chomsky and Laray Polk on how the USA, the richest country in the hemisphere, is not doing anything to help the environment. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24949 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:45:00 -0400 An explanation of Jewish wisdom that opens new doors to a life of meaning and contentment. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24946 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:45:00 -0400 A scathing critique of the United States's role in putting the whole world in danger. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24948 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 Edwin Goldberg on the need to restore a sense of awe for all human beings. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24947 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 Ann W. Smith on how perfectionists operate from low self-worth and emotional pain. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24945 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 Tests and practices to help break the habit of perfectionism and open doors to a more balanced and fulfilling life. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24944 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 Letty Cottin Pogrebin on making the activities with your housebound friend relaxing and rewarding. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24943 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 A spirited, wide-ranging, and immensely helpful guide to making the most out of your visits to a sick friend. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24942 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 Gretel Ehrlich on seeing the lonely beauty in the wreckage caused by the tsumani in Japan. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24941 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:15:00 -0400 Survivors of the Tsunami in Japan talking about death, loss, grief, and glimmers of hope on the horizon. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24940 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:15:00 -0400 A lively and creative exploration of new possibilities arising out of the convergence of science and faith. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24939 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:15:00 -0400 Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Christian community as a gift of God. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24938 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:15:00 -0400 A Christian classic on community, the ardor of devotion, the gift of grace, and the goal of service to others. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24937 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:15:00 -0400 Aaron White and Scott Swartzwelder on how one-third of teen texters send more than 100 texts per day. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24936 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:15:00 -0400 A concise and cogent map of the teen brain and the changes and challenges kids face in today's world. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24935 Sun, 5 May 2013 15:15:00 -0400 Evan Imber-Black and Janine Roberts on the healing power of rituals. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24974 Sun, 5 May 2013 11:40:00 -0400 Thomas Merton's praises of the virtues of the contemplative life. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14018 Sun, 5 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400 Tom Driver on the power of a spontaneous ritual. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24973 Sat, 4 May 2013 10:10:00 -0400 Peter J. Gomes's sermon on the spiritual practice of hope. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14019 Sat, 4 May 2013 10:10:00 -0400 Joyce Rupp's meditation on the cup of emptiness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=13571 Fri, 3 May 2013 09:18:00 -0400 Edwina Gateley on the spiritual practice of reverence. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14023 Fri, 3 May 2013 09:15:00 -0400 An emotionally wrought documentary about the spiritual journey and immense love story of chant master Krishna Das. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24989 Thu, 2 May 2013 17:37:00 -0400 Kirk Byron Jones on the practice of savoring the present moment as an alternative to the idol of speed. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14026 Thu, 2 May 2013 09:20:00 -0400 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/newsletter/items.php?id=24987 Wed, 1 May 2013 22:00:00 -0400 Evan T. Pritchard on sparrows as playful and clever birds. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24986 Wed, 1 May 2013 17:18:00 -0400 A masterwork of insight and inspiration distilling the wisdom of winged spiritual teachers as interpreted by Native Americans in stories and rituals. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24985 Wed, 1 May 2013 17:15:00 -0400 A mesmerizing screen adaptation of a Henry James novel about parenting and the importance of a tender and nurturing love. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24984 Wed, 1 May 2013 16:59:00 -0400 An enlightening documentary about using mindfulness, breathing techniques, and yoga to reprogram the brain and ease the mind. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24970 Wed, 1 May 2013 15:53:00 -0400 Robert Downey Jr. carries this superhero saga with his wit and clever improvised quips. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24969 Wed, 1 May 2013 15:53:00 -0400 A top-notch drama about a 13 year old who is a lover of science and a passionate activist determined to save the planet. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24968 Wed, 1 May 2013 14:42:00 -0400 30 days of rituals. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/blogs/maps.php?id=24982 Wed, 1 May 2013 14:32:00 -0400 Paul Rogat Loeb challenging citizens to be true to themselves as they move from passivity to participation. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=13423 Wed, 1 May 2013 09:15:00 -0400 A remarkable Irish drama about a homeless man living in his car whose friends help him get unstuck. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24488 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:40:00 -0400 A healing and hopeful dramady about friendship. love, family, and optimism that is one of the Best Films of 2012 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24456 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:30:00 -0400 A rollicking drama of a New Jersey band trying to make it during the rough-and-tumble chaos of the 1960s. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24166 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:20:00 -0400 An edifying documentary on the life and times of the controversial Tibetan Buddhist spiritual teacher and spiritual warrior whose mission was to build an enlightened society. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21903 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:10:00 -0400 Corinne McLaughlin and Gordon Davidson's 15 suggestions for social change. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=13302 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0400 Thomas Merton's poem "Paper Cranes." http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24957 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Jakusho Kwong on zeal, or giving 100 percent of yourself to what you are doing. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14014 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Jessica Powers' poem "If You Have Nothing." http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24956 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:27:00 -0400 Challenges us to reflect on beauty as a gift from God. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14005 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:27:00 -0400 Elizabeth A. Johnson on the significance of the annunciation and its meaning for all women. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14007 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:15:00 -0400 Alegria's poem "Summing Up." http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22691 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0400 Pablo Neruda's poem "Ode to My Socks." http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24955 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0400 Ellen Birx's explanation of what acceptance is. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14013 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0400 Tukaram's poem "First He Looked Confused." http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24954 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:31:00 -0400 Joan Chittister on the importance of hope in all the world's religions and how it is an antidote to despair. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14008 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400 An engrossing and creative Austrian film about the yearnings of a lonely middle-aged woman seeking adventure at a vacation resort in Kenya. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24933 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:40:00 -0400 A fresh coming-of-age tale with an impressive performance by Tye Sheridan as a sensitive, kind, and caring teenager with a good heart. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24934 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:47:00 -0400 A road movie about two unhappy people who take on new identities only to find they still have to face their problems. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24931 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:49:00 -0400 An ambitious film conveying the complicated and violent early history of India and Pakistan through the stories of two boys born on independence day. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24932 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:48:00 -0400 An engrossing drama about a farm family struggling to survive in a time when big business, new technology, and genetically modified seeds are the name of the game. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24926 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:36:00 -0400 An engrossing and thought-provoking drama about fracking, big money, small town life, saving the environment, and trying to live with integrity in hard times. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24507 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:00:00 -0400 A first-rate drama about a family vacationing in Thailand when the 2004 tsunami hits. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24511 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:50:00 -0400 St. Catherine of Siena's poem "This Place of Abundance." http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24953 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400 Juan Ramon Jimenez's poem Who Knows What Is Going On. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=21026 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:50:00 -0400 A Tibetan Buddhist chart on the commitments and precepts of thought transformation practices. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14010 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:30:00 -0400 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/newsletter/items.php?id=24930 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:15:00 -0400 Spiritual practices are the best ways we know to demonstrate kindness and courtesy toward the Earth, to express our gratitude and wonder, to yield to the mystery and the beauty of it all. In observance of Earth Day we offer a set of practices you can do to honor the Earth over the next months. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/days/features.php?id=10964 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Hafiz's poem "Each Soul Completes Me." http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24891 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0400 Nevada Barr on connecting goodness and Halloween with a quest to find God. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=13995 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0400 To celebrate National Poetry Month, every day one new example of sacred poetry drawn from books we've reviewed. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/blogs/maps.php?id=24875 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:14:00 -0400 Meister Eckhart's poem "How Then Can We Argue?" http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24890 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:10:00 -0400 Reshad Feild on the path of service as the greatest adventure of all. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=13996 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:05:00 -0400 St. Francis of Assisi's poem "God Would Kneel Down." http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24889 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:15:00 -0400 Elaine Pagels on the meaning of Christian belief with questing as the vitality of spiritual seeking. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=13994 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:12:00 -0400 Rabia's poem "A Lover Who Wants His Lovers Near." http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24888 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:15:00 -0400 Tara Brach's guided reflection on The Sacred Pause to practice being present. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=13998 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:05:00 -0400 A compelling and enlightening documentary about the important role creativity can play in the pursuit of justice and in the spread of compassion. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24927 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:05:00 -0400 Robert Terry Weston's poem about beauty in growing older. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24887 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:30:00 -0400 Kimberly Snow on the benefits of practicing silence. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=13993 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:30:00 -0400 A delightful exploration of the hidden and out-of-sight wonders of cities around the world. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24922 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:59:00 -0400 A rousing tour of the human digestive track that gives us a fresh appreciation for all the marvels of the body. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24921 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:58:00 -0400 A collection of essays presenting the surges of a fine mind in action. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24920 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:55:00 -0400 Carl F. Hobert with a wake-up call for American education to become more global. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24918 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:55:00 -0400 A cogent wake-up call for increasing American students' knowledge about the world. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24917 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:55:00 -0400 Linda Graham on how using it or losing it applies to resilience. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24916 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:50:00 -0400 A rich and satisfying presentation of resources and spiritual exercises needed to foster resilience in hard times. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24915 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:50:00 -0400 William Least Heat-Moon on how Americans believe in the spiritual efficacy of travel. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24914 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:48:00 -0400 A well-written collection of travel pieces written between 1983 and 2011. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24913 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:48:00 -0400 David Richo on how love is the point of it all. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24912 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:40:00 -0400 Lively reflections that shed light on the many meanings of love. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24911 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:40:00 -0400 Donna Freitas on why hookup sex is the opposite of intimacy. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24910 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:38:00 -0400 The shadow side of the college hookup culture where sex is cheapened and intimacy frowned upon. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24909 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:38:00 -0400 John Backman on dialogue as a countercultural activity. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24908 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:35:00 -0400 Good insights on the virtues and values of dialogue within the Christian community and elsewhere. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24907 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:30:00 -0400 Phillip Lopate on sharing the pleasures of old age with a brother. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24906 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:30:00 -0400 A top-drawer collection of essays on the parade of everyday life. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24905 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:30:00 -0400 Pat Schneider on nothing being more generous than a window. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24904 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:20:00 -0400 An ardent, imaginative salute to the spiritual practice of writing as informed by mystery. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24903 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:20:00 -0400 Julia Cameron on allowing yourself to display a positive attitude. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24901 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:20:00 -0400 Short and snappy chapters on spiritual ways of dealing with the fear of flying and with other challenges as we wing our way from here to there. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24900 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:20:00 -0400 Diane M. Millis on always being receptive and curious in conversations. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24899 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:15:00 -0400 A timely, wise, and practical paperback on the spiritual practice of conversation. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=24898 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:15:00 -0400 Arthur Waskow's poem-prayer for solidarity and justice. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24886 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:20:00 -0400 M. Basil Pennington on his devotional life. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=13992 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:15:00 -0400 A teenage immigrant from France living in Israel and a Palestinian youth try to break down the barriers that separate them. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24553 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:20:00 -0400 Kuan Tao-sheng's poem-prayer about love and life. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24884 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:05:00 -0400 Donna Schaper on the art of sacred speech with a passage on receiving and making judgments. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=13990 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400 Jane Kenyon's poem "Briefly It Enters, and Briefly Speaks." http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24883 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:30:00 -0400 Cheri Huber with four points to remember on the spiritual practice of unity. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=13983 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:30:00 -0400 Jorge Luis Borges' poem "Memory." http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=24881 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:15:00 -0400 Sogyal Rinpoche on dangers that ensue from an overly active mind. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=13989 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:10:00 -0400 Three compelling dramas about lives shattered by thieves using the tools of technology to steal things of great value to their victims. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24925 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:07:00 -0400 A hopeful and enlightening documentary on the baby steps being taken to offer alternatives to big industry farming. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=24924 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:54:00 -0400