According to Irish poet, writer, and Catholic scholar, John O'Donohue, an important aspect of living a rich and full life is finding the balance between solitude and belonging. Our souls are nourished by both. On this three-hour audio presentation, the author explores the "crisis of belonging" in our time when so many people feel isolated and cut off from the sources of life.
O'Donohue taps many Celtic resources in his discussion of this crucial dimension of human identity. He takes a long look at the delights of friendship and love as icons of belonging. He affirms the ties that bind us to others in prayer and worship. The spiritual practice of imagination, according to O'Donohue, tutors us in the arts of yearning. And, lastly, the world of nature opens us up to the sacred in the greenness of the earth and the growing evolving world.