Recent Spiritual Readings of the Day
James Hollis in What Matters Most
James Hollis on the need to take risks in order to live our journeys with passion and commitment.
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee in Awakening the World
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee's story on patience, which relates to hope.
Christopher Titmuss in Mindfulness for Everyday Living
Christopher Titmuss on the virtues of the spiritual practice of attention with a special focus on the importance of our intentions.
Louisa Thomsen Brits in The Book of Hygge
How hygge, with its core of contentment, draws meaning from everyday life.
Elizabeth J. Andrew in Swinging on the Garden Gate
Elizabeth Andrew on waking gradually from a period of sleeping.
Pat Fosarelli in Paths to Prayer
Pat Fosarelli on spiritual reading as a prayer practice.
Dennis Merritt Jones in Your (Re)Defining Moments
Dennis Merritt on how reverence is honoring the sacred in others.
Miriam Therese Winter in Eucharist with a Small "e"
On opening our eyes to see the spirit of Jesus in all people and in the wider world.
Paul Brunton in Realizing Soul
A sampler of selections by Paul Brunton on A Truth That Must Be Proclaimed.
Pope Francis, Giuliano Vigini (editor) in Care for Creation
A delineation of our culture of waste
Arthur Waskow in Seasons of Our Joy
Arthur Waskow on the Rosh Hashanah ritual of forgiveness.
Karen Armstrong in Muhammad
Karen Armstrong on having a passion for justice in an urban culture.
Henri J. M. Nouwen, Michael Ford in Eternal Seasons
Henri J. M. Nouwen on the spiritual practice of hope.
Wayne Dyer in Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life
Wayne Dyer on staying in harmony with the impartial essence of the Tao in your thoughts and behaviors.
Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer in Fault Lines
A poignant picture of America from 1974 through 2016 as a polarized nation.
Scott Russell Sanders in Hunting for Hope
Scott Russell Sanders on family expressions of love that train us for community.
Joan Chittister in The Liturgical Year
Joan Chittister on the personal meaning of Holy Saturday as a time for dealing with darkness and growing hope.
Mary Oliver in New and Selected Poems
Mary Oliver on finding wonder in all of nature.
Debbie Ford in The 21-Day Consciousness Cleanse
Debbie Ford with practices and rituals to unlock your deepest yearnings.
Marc Ian Barasch in The Compassionate Life
Marc Ian Barasch on rooting for the other team and wishing them well.
Kate Vogt, Ron Nathwani in Mala of the Heart
Mirabai from India's poem on beauty.
Beverly Lanzetta in Path of the Heart
A paean of praise to the spiritual practice of Joy, which blesses existence.
Robert Jones in Prayers for Puppies, Aging Autos, & Sleepless Nights
Robert Jones with a prayer after losing a job.
Ken Wilber in Integral Spirituality
An experiment from Ken Wilber on figuring out who is more spiritual.
Mary C. Earle in Broken Body, Healing Spirit
Mary C. Earle on reading the text and finding meaning in a story of illness.
Emily Hunter in The Next Eco-Warriors
Farley Mowat on how a small band of eco-warriors are trying to save the planet.
Parker J. Palmer in The Promise of Paradox
Parker J. Palmer on faith and letting go.
Henri J. M. Nouwen in Heart Speaks to Heart
Henri J. M. Nouwen on how Jesus chooses to reveal his love to us.