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Sign Up Now! • Practicing Spirituality with Sufis May 5 - June 13 • Lectio Divina: an online retreat and Practice Group, May 19 - June 16 Daily Practices: • Spiritual Practice of the Day • Spiritual Reading of the Day: Mary Swander on the joy of creativity • More Spiritual Readings 05/16/08
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An Online Retreat and Practice Group The ancient practice of praying the Scriptures is being rediscovered and renewed in our time. Known as Lectio Divina (Divine Reading), it is one of the great treasures of the Christian tradition of prayer. Contemplative Outreach, founded by Fr. Thomas Keating and best known for its pioneering teaching of Centering Prayer, has developed a workshop on Lectio Divina. Spirituality & Practice is pleased to partner with Contemplative Outreach to bring this teaching to the online community. From May 19 - June 16, subscribers to this e-course will receive a weekly email with step-by-step instructions in the Lectio Divina method. Two other weekly emails will provide answers to your questions and links to audio programs with commentary on this classic practice. In a private online Practice Group, mentors from Contemplative Outreach will provide further guidance and support.  To learn the classic practice of Lectio Divina, sign up here
New E-Course: Practicing Spirituality with Sufis
May 5 - June 13 
Sufism, the mystical expression of Islam, has been called "the path of the heart" and that is a good description of this spiritual tradition that emphasizes the soul's love and yearning for God as the Beloved. Sufi practices revolve around devotion to God through faith, humility, gratitude, courtesy, and generosity. With its rich blend of mystical poetry, diverse literature, and spiritual ethics, Sufism provides us an awesome compendium of wisdom that is both practical and profound. We will be looking into all these aspects of this path in "Practicing Spirituality with Sufis," a 40-day e-course beginning Monday, May 5, and running through Friday, June 13.
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Get a subscription to three e-courses (Sufis, Hindus, World Religions) and receive a 25% discount: Practicing Spirituality with the Traditions - 2008 Subscription
The Gift of Years
The great adventure of growing older and being an elder is the chance to deepen and enrich our spirituality. Joan Chittister models the way in her extremely active life and in her new book on growing older gracefully. She upsets stereotypes about aging in America and posits an encouraging and inspiring portrait of the gifts, not the lacks, of years. Proving her points are the members of Young@Heart, a chorus of seniors who are delighting audiences with their repertoire of rock, punk, and r&b songs. Featured in music videos on YouTube and a documentary film, these elders show what it means, in Chittister's words, to become "more fully alive than ever."
Read our review of The Gift of Years by Joan Chittister
Read our review of Young@Heart and see six music videos of the chorus.
Coping with Disappointment
We can use our disappointments as a starting point for regular spiritual practice. We've got some strategies for you, including a ritual for burning disappointments.
Read about coping with disappointment
Get more ideas. Sign up for our 21-day program to change the disappointment habit.
Read about our other 21-day programs.
Music Video Playlists
 Enjoy music that demonstrates our spiritual practices with these collections of YouTube videos, plus Video Music Playlists from FIQL where you can both listen to and watch favorite songs.
Songs about Gratitude
Songs about Joy
Songs about Change and Transformation
Songs about Love
Songs about Hope
Songs about Play
Living Spiritual Teachers Project
 Thomas Keating
The Living Spiritual Teachers Project spotlights people from different traditions we think you should meet on your journey. Father Thomas Keating is one of the foremost teachers of contemplative practices in the Christian tradition. He is a co-founder of the Centering Prayer movement and of Contemplative Outreach, a worldwide nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging the practice of this Christian form of meditation. Spirituality & Practice and Contemplative Outreach are partnering to present a one-month online retreat and Practice Group on Lectio Divina (Divine Reading) beginning in May. Our profile of Thomas Keating includes a biography, quotation sampler, and links to reviews of his books, interviews, and website. We also have some video clips of Father Keating teaching.
Meet Thomas Keating
See all the teachers
Faith on DVD
 Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life is a six-DVD series containing 26 half-hour episodes on qualities of the spiritual life. The "Wonder" episode contains a wonderful example of the spiritual practice of faith. Frederick Buechner describes sitting by the side of the road in his car, worrying about a family problem, when he has an epiphany upon seeing a word on a license plate." Visit the Spiritual Literacy Project to read more about this innovative series and to take advantage of our Special Offer. |
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