“These prayers act as both a holy pause – a space to rest into when our own words seem to fail us – and a spark – a way of igniting our recommitment to be a loving presence in the world. Full of gratitude, humility, and devotion, Haas calls us back into communion with ourselves, with creation, and with the Holy One.” — Christine Valters Paintner Rev., Dr. Peter Traben Haas rises each morning watching the light shade from dark to dawn and the still silence births words. His aim as a pastor and writer is to deepen spiritual fecundity …
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Backporch Advent Outpost with Hadewijch and the Mother of Love
“We must, without sparing, lose all for all.” — Hadejwich of Antwerp This morning I want to muse on Mary, mother of Jesus, through the eyes of 13th Century mystic Hadewijch during this second week of Advent. Drink Recommended Photo by ContemplifyLinks to book purchases give a kickback to a local New Mexican bookstore and Contemplify
Katherine May on Enchantment, Building Community, Tasting Words, and a Drink of Lake Water
“I love Katherine May’s new book, Enchantment.… It’s a beautiful offering of light, truth and charm in these strange, dark times.” — Anne Lamott Katherine May is an internationally bestselling author and podcaster living in Whitstable, UK. Her most recent book, Enchantment became an instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller. Her internationally bestselling hybrid memoir Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times was adapted as BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week, and was shortlisted for the Porchlight and Barnes and Noble Book of the Year. The Electricity of Every Living Thing, her memoir of …