Spirituality & Practice http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:59:18 -0500 A romantic drama about the tender bloom of love in a garden of death, grief, and great loss. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19729 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:30:00 -0500 An impressive romantic drama set in New York City about a young woman's sudden plunge into loneliness and what she learns from this melancholy emotion. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19728 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:30:00 -0500 A slam-bang thriller set in Iraq in 2003 which vividly illustrates that truth is the first casualty of war. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19727 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:30:00 -0500 Joyce Rupp's litany of God's generosity. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15815 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0500 David Eagleman on how we limit our lives by eschewing the unfamiliar and only staying within a small circle of friends. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=18816 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500 Eknath Easwaran on little signs of the Lord throughout the universe. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15736 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:30:00 -0500 A sensuous, astonishing, and memorable film about the different shades of love in sexuality, friendship, and marriage. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19426 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:45:00 -0500 Graphically depicts the horrors inflicted on an innocent woman in an Iranian village, the result of a fatal combination of a patriarchal society, tribal traditions, and Islamic fundamentalism. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19152 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:30:00 -0500 Michael Moore's hard-hitting documentary about the egregious, toxic, and rapacious spin-offs from the American obsession with unbridled capitalism and greed. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19343 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0500 Deborah L. Johnson on nurturing oneself for "birthing." http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15734 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0500 Calls for a radical change in churches by putting the faithful on the path of Jesus and seeing Christianity as compassion, not condemnation. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=18978 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:30:00 -0500 Translations and audacious interpretations of Lao-tzu's disciple Chuang-tzu and Confucius's grandson Tzu-Ssu. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=18933 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:15:00 -0500 Wise advice on death, dying, and grief from a hospice nurse who has worked with patients and their loved ones since 1981. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=17997 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:15:00 -0500 A Jungian interpretation of the meaning of life and the importance of soul, imagination, wonder, and mystery. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=18930 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500 A wildly imaginative collection of tales about possible afterlives. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=18815 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500 An engaging and imaginative examination of the triumphs and tragedies of human belonging. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=18770 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500 An incisive and edifying memoir and meditation on acedia, a debilitating condition of the soul. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=18361 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500 A green version of the Bible with helpful resources on creation care. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=18489 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:45:00 -0500 David Kundtz on being open to life and its realities. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15722 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:30:00 -0500 Evelyn Eaton Whitehead and James D. Whitehead on the need for a robust spirituality of anger. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19661 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Makes a good case for taming and befriending our negative emotions and seeing them as allies rather than as enemies. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19660 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Bron Taylor on dark green religion as a movement based on a view of nature as sacred and worthy of reverent care. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19659 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 An exploration of the global growth of four types of religion in which nature is seen as sacred and worthy of reverent care. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19658 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Allan Lokos on not playing the role of victim in the face of suffering, but moving ahead with positive energy to make the best of a bad situation. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19657 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 A wonderful collection of spiritual practices to do in everyday life modeled and inspired by Buddhist principles. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19656 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 A parabolic story about Willie Juan, a young boy who grows up to be a successful musician, and his encounter with the Man of Sorrows and the amazing grace of God. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19655 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 An imagery exercise by Philip Friedman designed to spur the growth of forgiveness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19654 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 An impressive and multidimensional collection of exercises and practices to nurture forgiveness in us. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19653 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Anthony de Mello on how contemplation and action go together in the spiritual life. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19652 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Cogent and creative commentary on the meanings of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19651 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Marc Bekoff's plea to make kindness and compassion the basis for our interactions with animals. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19650 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 A passionate and convincing description of the plight of animals and why we need to treat them with more compassion. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19649 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Georg Feuerstein on the nature and true meaning of love. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15718 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0500 Barbara Bartocci on prayer opportunities in daily tasks. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15714 Sat, 6 Mar 2010 11:30:00 -0500 A stunningly beautiful animated feature from Ireland centered around Book of Kells and the fire power of faith wedded to imagination. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19714 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:00:00 -0500 Thich Nhat Hanh on sending the energy of love and compassion to another person. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15710 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:15:00 -0500 An exotic adventure tale about a young woman's trip to an alternate reality and the testing of her will power, resourcefulness, and courage in the face of weirdness and danger. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19713 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 20:00:00 -0500 Rhonda PallasDowney on plants and flowers as spiritual teachers. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15731 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0500 Dorothee Soelle on our capacity to love being the most essential element of Christian faith. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15664 Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:30:00 -0500 A mesmerizing Turkish film about the mysteries of human nature. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19238 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 14:30:00 -0500 An oddly compelling stop action animation film with puppets which provides a glimpse into the meaning of life in the adventures of a group of urban dwellers. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=18909 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0500 A dynamic and dramatic documentary about the David vs. Goliath dimensions of the "Amazon Chernobyl" case where indigenous tribal groups are fighting the multinational corporation Chevron. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19313 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:30:00 -0500 A charming and enchanting mystical fairy tale about a goldfish who becomes a girl and a little boy who loves her and introduces her with pride to his world of wonders. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19254 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:30:00 -0500 Portrays a time-starved mother who is willing to throw herself into parenting but also realizes the need to care for her own soul. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19428 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:00:00 -0500 Another creative and daring addition to Steven Soderbergh's impressive collection of adventuresome films. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19332 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:00:00 -0500 A harrowing glimpse of the steely resolve and commitment to freedom of IRA leader Bobby Sands who starved himself to death in prison in 1981. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=18410 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:00:00 -0500 A haunting, innovative, and poignant film about childhood that may have you howling with the Wild Things inside and around you. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19411 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 12:45:00 -0500 Ways to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss whose keen sense of play charms children and adults alike http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/days/features.php?id=19695 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 09:30:00 -0500 Reynolds Price on his vision of God's expectations of him. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15668 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0500 Edward Hays on Lenten prescriptions to transform our lives. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19589 Mon, 1 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0500 James A. Forbes, Jr. on the immorality and illegality of war. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19629 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:32:00 -0500 A famous progressive Protestant preacher's views on six contemporary issues. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19628 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0500 Gerald Epstein's imagery exercise on liberating ourselves from inner terrorists. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19627 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0500 Presents over sixty imagery exercises that can add depth and meaning to your everyday life and yearning for connection with Spirit. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19626 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0500 Insights into the benefits of near-death experiences and their transformative powers. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19625 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0500 Therese Borchard on how a small act of kindness warms her heart when she is suffering from depression. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19624 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0500 A creative, courageous, intimate, and helpful memoir and survival guide about one woman's battle with depression. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19623 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0500 A sad account of the suffering of dairy cows. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19622 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0500 An exposé of the ideas, prejudices, and numbing of men and women who block out the unsavory details of what is involved in the creation and consumption of animal-based foods. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19621 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0500 Karen Speerstra's selection of thought-provoking quotations on the spiritual practice of hope. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19620 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500 350 quotations, poems, essays, and prayers in celebration of loving and caring for the good earth. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19619 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500 An excellent resource filled with valuable health tips for men and women over fifty who are in a prevent mind-set or repair mode and want to live a longer life. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19618 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500 Kevin Hall on those who inspire and encourage as great givers and appreciators. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19617 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500 An unusual and appealing uncovering of the hidden and often very revealing meanings of words. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19616 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500 A hard-hitting account of the wage-poor middle-class and lower-income families and those willing to bend the rules at work to help them out. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19614 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500 Wise advice for parents on how to nurture connections and compassion in the lives of their children. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19612 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500 Gunilla Norris on finding spiritual meaning in gardening. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15640 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:30:00 -0500 Venerable Master Hsing Yin on being grateful for the generosity of others. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15638 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 John Dear on the power and impact of the life of Dorothy Day on the Church. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15634 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:30:00 -0500 A road movie about three travelers in post-Katrina Louisiana and their quest to avoid a bleak and dark future. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19694 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:30:00 -0500 A riveting documentary that speaks volumes about art, private collections, painting masterpieces, and the power plays of the rich and the elite. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19693 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:00:00 -0500 An unusual and compelling documentary featuring eight thinkers musing on philosophical matters as they walk in various creative places. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19692 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:00:00 -0500 Increasing our appreciation for all of God’s Creation by consciously noticing what arouses our wonder in wintertime. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/practices/features.php?id=17771 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:00:00 -0500 Thubten Chodron on cultivating compassion when there is anger or hatred in our hearts. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15632 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 Why unemployment, affecting 15 million Americans, is a spiritual problem as well as a social one. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=19690 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0500 Bonnie B. Thurston on Jesus' call for us to live a life of humility. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15593 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:30:00 -0500 Description of the Network of Spiritual Progressives' proposed Global Marshall Plan, a foreign policy approach based on the spiritual practice of generosity. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=19689 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:45:00 -0500 A months' worth of quotes about the heart illustrated with photographs of hearts found in nature. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/blogs/maps.php?id=16541 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500 Karen Casey on shifting our perspective to create peace-filled lives. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15589 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500 Karen Casey on learning to live and let live. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15587 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15577 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0500 A powerful and poignant drama about Lourdes, miracles, faith, grace, and the mysteries surrounding cures that go beyond reason and explanation. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19688 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0500 A creative and unsettling documentary that reveals how yearning can be both a burden and a blessing to those caught in its grasp. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19687 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:30:00 -0500 Anne Rowthorn on seeking the spirit of God in our lives. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15575 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 A top-drawer political thriller that is timely, sophisticated, and well-acted. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19686 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:30:00 -0500 Henri J. M. trusting in God as the basis of life. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15535 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500 New York-based love story that illustrates how old-fashioned virtues can still play a significant role in matters of the heart. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19685 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:30:00 -0500 An oddball family drama with idiosyncratic characters and a handful of surreal scenes. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19684 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:30:00 -0500 A sturdy and sensitive drama about the Civil Rights movement in Oxford, North Carolina, in 1970; it rings true and reveals the scourge of American racism in all of its ugly manifestations. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19683 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:00:00 -0500 A helpful list of acts kindnesses that can be used by kids and their parents. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19613 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500 Patricia Livingston on looking for good in our lives. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15524 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500 Jens Soering on Jesus as a condemned criminal executed alongside two thieves. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15526 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0500 A richly developed dramatic comedy about parenting, family secrets, and the toxic fallout from high expectations and pressure to succeed advanced by so many well-meaning fathers. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19518 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0500 Eleven short films exploring love, the ties that bind people together, and the manifold mysteries of human nature. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19425 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0500 A bittersweet glimpse of the early life of the legendary French fashion icon Coco Chanel. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19344 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0500 Frederick Buechner on the importance of practicing kindness in human life. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15516 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500 A fascinating article on how awe is a major factor influencing which articles get emailed to others. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=19668 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:30:00 -0500 Karen Armstrong on compassion as an essential practice of the religions that developed during the Axial Age from 800 - 2000 BCE. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15460 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500 Marianne Williamson on retraining our minds, if we want our lives to change. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14480 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/newsletter/items.php?id=19667 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:00:00 -0500 Claude Anshin Thomas on his journey from the violence of Vietnam to his present vocation as a Zen monk. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14493 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0500 An appealing documentary about a larger-than-life adventurer, artist, entrepreneur, and social activist in a settlement in the middle of the Sahara. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19665 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:15:00 -0500 A candid and troubling documentary about a working-class family in upstate New York whose lives have been deeply altered by violence. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19663 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:30:00 -0500 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, 12 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 Spiritual practices to honor dimensions of the Olympics beyond the competition itself. Based on the Alphabet of Spiritual Literacy. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/practices/features.php?id=18309 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0500 Belleruth Naparstek on using imagery as a healing tool. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14433 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:30:00 -0500 Susan Piver on the links between tears, compassion, and meditation. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19605 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:30:00 -0500 Wise counsel, exercises, and Buddhist spiritual practices that can turn the pain of heartbreak into the joy of healing and wholeness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19604 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:30:00 -0500 Tips on making the most out of your reading of poetry. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19603 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:00:00 -0500 Insights and exercises on the writing and reading of poetry as a spiritual practice. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19591 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:00:00 -0500 In December, 2009 President Obama offered an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States but no one knew about and still don't. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=19662 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:30:00 -0500 Robert Thurman on the meaning of the eighteen root vows and forty-six branch vows of the bodhisattva. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=14609 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 A hard-hitting and revealing survey of food waste around the world and its many negative consequences. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19585 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:00:00 -0500 Reflections from Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter on the quest for meaning on trips to Greece and France. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19584 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 17:15:00 -0500 A creative guide to using a handkerchief. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19583 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:40:00 -0500 Creative and ecological ideas to enrich, beautify, and simplify your life. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19581 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:40:00 -0500 A discussion from the movie (500) Days of Summer on the nature and meaning of love. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19601 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:15:00 -0500 The shooting script for the fresh and appealing romantic drama about a young man and woman with divergent views on love. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19580 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:15:00 -0500 Rabbi Rami Shapiro on the myths of angels that are calling us to a divine adventure. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19579 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0500 An illuminating book about angels and the great adventure from ego-centered consciousness to unbounded divine consciousness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19578 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0500 A Catholic leader on why grace is the most important aspect of the Christian faith. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19582 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:35:00 -0500 A Catholic perspective on the mysteries and the bounties of a theology of grace. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19577 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:30:00 -0500 Five sacred poets ponder the different dimensions of beauty. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19576 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:30:00 -0500 A top-drawer collection of sacred poetry to stir the soul and take you to new realms of being. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19575 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:15:00 -0500 Reveals haikus as catalysts for attention, connections, and praise to God for the creation. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19600 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:00:00 -0500 An excellent survey of ways in which writing and reading haiku can stir the senses, the imagination, and our connections with the world and others. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19574 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:00:00 -0500 An enticing romantic drama with an assured and sexy performance by Jess Weixler. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19379 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 A thought-provoking spiritual original by the Coen Brothers that salutes the mystery of God, the futility of seeking answers, and the need to live as best we can in a sea of roiling troubles and uncertainties. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19375 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 An exquisite cinematic masterpiece that is both funny and sad and all the emotions in between; it touches the heart with its treatment of beauty, music, death, and abandonment. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19092 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 Antonio Machado's poem about questing on the spiritual journey. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15491 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500 A survey of some of spiritual resources on happiness, including the 12 best books on happiness, the 12 best films on happiness, and a collection of 30 quotes that can be seen as a minicourse on happiness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/blogs/maps.php?id=19430 Sun, 7 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0500 Rabbi Joseph Telushkin on having good manners as a spiritual practice of kindness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15482 Sun, 7 Feb 2010 10:30:00 -0500 Ann Bryan Smollin on bringing more joy, laughter, and humor into our daily lives. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15480 Sat, 6 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0500 Sue Patton Thoele on being nice as a natural outgrowth of kindness and caring. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15484 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 An astonishing Swedish drama about a church choir and its creative director who take a meaningful and loving journey together: it is like a sauna of emotions and an incisive exploration of community. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19648 Thu, 4 Feb 2010 15:45:00 -0500 An engaging romantic love drama that morphs into a deeper and richer consideration of the truly transformative power of love. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19647 Thu, 4 Feb 2010 14:00:00 -0500 A Russian film about a self-absorbed youth who is driven by an insatiable yearning to have whatever he wants. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19177 Thu, 4 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 A heart-affecting drama about a magnificent bird imprisoned in a cage of wealth and privilege. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=18404 Thu, 4 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 A biodrama about an extraordinary woman aviatrix who followed her passion and blazed a trail for others to do the same. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19427 Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:45:00 -0500 Jeffrey Johnson on the meaning of churches and Bethlehem nativity scenes as spirit houses. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15478 Thu, 4 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0500 Sara Miles on the meaning of new life as promised by Jesus. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19646 Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:00:00 -0500 Lessons learned from running a church food pantry about being Jesus in a world of hunger, pain, yearning and loss. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19645 Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:00:00 -0500 Quaker Philip Gulley on questions as a necessary tool in our spiritual evolution. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19644 Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:00:00 -0500 An imaginative vision of what the church might look like if it truly incarnated what Jesus taught and how he lived. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19643 Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:00:00 -0500 Brian McLaren on the violent and judgment God worshiped by Fundamentalist Christians, Muslims, and Jews. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19642 Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:00:00 -0500 A bold and imaginative set of questions that show the way into a hopeful and holy future for seekers of all stripes attracted to a new kind of Christianity. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19641 Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:00:00 -0500 Eckhart Tolles' challenge to let go of unhappiness and negativity and to embrace happiness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19587 Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 The Abbe of Tourville on holding firm to an unassuming simplicity. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15476 Tue, 2 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 Bernie Siegel on how compliments give people renewed energy. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19546 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:00:00 -0500 101 spiritual practices to try in everyday life as part of a soul fitness program. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19545 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:00:00 -0500 On how wonder is an energy source that can alleviate boredom. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19544 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:00:00 -0500 How wonder is an energy source and spiritual power that can provide an antidote to the widespread malaise of boredom. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19543 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:00:00 -0500 Taoist healing practices for body, mind, and soul. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19640 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 18:00:00 -0500 A forgiveness meditation practice by Ed and Deb Shapiro. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19542 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:30:00 -0500 Excerpts from over 100 meditation practitioners about its benefits and transformative value. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19541 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:15:00 -0500 A practice from G. I. Gurdifieff for remembering where you are and why you are here. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19555 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:00:00 -0500 A scholarly account of this well-read professor of philosophy's quest for God and his findings about inner experience of the Divine. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19554 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:00:00 -0500 Mark Thornton on the heart as a center of peace in these turbulent days. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15469 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:45:00 -0500 Kwame Anthony Appiah on cosmopolitanism's emphasis on both difference and universality. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15487 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500 An extraordinary account of promoting peace in Afghanistan and Pakistan through education and community service. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19553 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:00:00 -0500 Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee on making connections between our hearts and the crisis of a desecrated Earth. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19540 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:00:00 -0500 A clarion call to acknowledge and honor the Sacred Feminine and to draw out the divine light and energy of the World Soul. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19539 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:00:00 -0500 Novelist Mary Gordon on the Beatitudes as teachers. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19552 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:30:00 -0500 A refreshing batch of commentaries on the Gospels from a gifted fiction writer. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19551 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:30:00 -0500 Suggestions from a philosopher on creating a joyful day. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19538 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:00:00 -0500 Makes philosophy relevant to everyday life with a probe of 10 important subjects and a rich add-on of suggested resources from many different mediums. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19537 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:00:00 -0500 Etty Hillseum, a Holocaust victim, on her survival perspective and living a good and faithful life. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19550 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:45:00 -0500 The ecumenical mysticism of Holocaust victim Etty Hilessum whose diaries charted her spiritual course. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19549 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:45:00 -0500 Biologist Frans de Waal on need to expand the range of our empathy or fellow feeling to include others and outsiders. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19548 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:30:00 -0500 Studies of the social behaviors of animals that demonstrate humans are preprogrammed to be empathetic and kind to each other. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19547 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:30:00 -0500 Celebrates the good medicine of stories in the Christian tradition. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19639 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:00:00 -0500 Sharon Connors on five foundations for effective prayer. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15474 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:30:00 -0500 Reb Noson's of Breslov prayer to be kind and hospitable. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15472 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500 Brian D. McLaren on having a new understanding of Jesus' message in an age of terrorism and religious conflict. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15445 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:00:00 -0500 The backstory to the political and economic landscape of our times and the reasons why the rich are getting richer and the world is in such a mess. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19638 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:30:00 -0500 A poignant drama set in the tense multi-ethnic community in Jaffa, Israel, where dreams are regularly shattered by violence, poverty, and religious strife. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19637 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:30:00 -0500 Probes the greatest miracle of all: the difficult process of turning enemies into friends. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19636 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:00:00 -0500 John Selby on how the spiritual practice of love differs from fear and judging. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15451 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0500 An alluring documentary about the shocking power and mystery of lightning in human experience. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=19635 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:00:00 -0500 Kaylin Haught's poem on God saying yes to us. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15449 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:15:00 -0500 Jean Vanier on how Jesus linked unity and faith together. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15447 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:30:00 -0500 Charts some of the spiritual reasons to dance. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19515 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500 Provides insights and suggestions for making dance a spiritual practice. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19514 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500 Lama Surya Das on the lessons he's learned from retreat practice. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19513 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500 An enlightening and inspiring collection of dharma talks on the essentials of Buddhism. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19512 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500 A smorgasbord of juicy quotations on emptiness, nothingness, silence, and more. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19495 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500 The essential qualities and benefits of collective wisdom that emerges when people work together in groups. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19494 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500 Explores the wisdom that can grow out of group or community cocreativity and collaboration. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19493 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500 A moral work that brings the scourge of genocide into the light of day. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19448 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500 It takes practice, energy, discipline and perseverance to rekindle enthusiasm daily. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19423 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500 A spiritual manual on the art of waking up, listening to our inner wisdom, and serving others in love and with generosity. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19422 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500 A challenge to discover our essential nature and to dance through our days with acceptance, courage, joy, and love. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19420 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500 A meditation by Oriah on listening for and embodying your word. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19419 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500 A recommendation that we stop fighting reality and heed the call to become our true selves and all we were meant to be. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19418 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500 Oriah on giving in to joy that comes unexpectedly and dazzles us with all the wild possibilities. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19417 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500 Poignant and poetic words and meditations on making the most of yearning, joy, beauty, commitment and solitude in our lives. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19416 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500 A handy delineation of the predominant emotions at each stage of life. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19634 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:00:00 -0500 A playful and sometime profound look at the soulscape of emotions in the lives of ordinary people in this age of the Internet, blogs, and social networking. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=19633 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:00:00 -0500 Henri J. M. Nouwen on openness in prayer. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15367 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:30:00 -0500 Milton H. Erickson on accepting life as joyous even though it is unfair and filled with pain. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15365 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0500