“Ragged Anthem, a soulful book of longing that is as comic as it is reflective. These poems sing of humankind in need of something it can only seem to get from the natural world, and of how we won’t get it until we begin to understand ourselves as natural as any tree or river.” – Jericho Brown, author of The Tradition Backporch Advent Outpost with Chris Dombrowski (#2) Blessed Darkness and Blessed Light this Advent season. Here we are again, in the midst of Season Two of Contemplify, and I am sliding in another bonus episode as part of the 2nd …
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Backporch Advent Outpost with Todd Davis (#1)
“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 …
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 …