“Reading Todd Davis’s gorgeous poems, you can’t help but feel that the capacities of human vision, and also our appetite for exactly this way of seeing and naming, have been mysteriously, precisely increased.” —Jane Hirshfield, author of Come, Thief and The Beauty Backporch Advent Outpost with Todd Davis (#1) Blessed Darkness and Blessed Light, this Advent season. Here, In the midst of Season Two of Contemplify, I am sliding in a bonus episode. This is the 2nd annual Backporch Advent Outpost on Contemplify. For those who recall, last year poets and teachers offered poems, prayers and practices. This year, it will …
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The Monastic Heart & Prophetic Imagination with Sr. Joan Chittister
““Refreshing, practical . . . We learn that the ‘monastic heart’ is a portable thing, a heart that we all can carry in our busy lives as we respond deeply to the suffering of Mother Earth and the world around us. . . . A beautiful, handy guide to bringing out the best in ourselves as we try to serve the future charged with the wisdom of the past.” —Rev. Matthew Fox, author of Julian of Norwich and Hildegard of Bingen The Monastic Heart & Prophetic Imagination with Sr. Joan Chittister Sister Joan Chittister is a member of the Benedictine Sisters, played a …
Slow Yourself to be Awed with J. Drew Lanham
“Lanham’s is a vision and voice I admire; I’m as grateful for this book, this field guide, as he is grateful for the wildness in the world.” – Sean Hill, author of Dangerous Goods Slow Yourself to be Awed with J. Drew Lanham J. Drew Lanham is an Alumni Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Master Teacher, and Certified Wildlife Biologist at Clemson University . He’s the author of The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature and the collection of poetry and meditations, Sparrow Envy: Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts, which is the focus …