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The Spirituality & Practice E-Newsletter is a regular update from Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat with teaching stories and best links.

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Daily Practices

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Spiritual Reading of the Day: Marcus J. Borg on relationships
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Today's Spiritual Memoir: Gregory Doyle
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Practicing Spirituality at Home

Updates

06/18/13
New Book reviews: travel, consciousness, global citizens, questions, lectio divina, interfaith marriage, justice, discernment, relationships, America, Tao Te Ching, midlife, crime, Christian theology, air, conscious aging, desire, digital serfs
Now on DVD: Quartet, The Retirement Gamble, Shun Li and the Poet

06/17/13
Naming the Days: John Wesley's Birthday

06/16/13
Happy Father's Day: DVDs about the father-child bond

06/15/13
Naming the Days: Birthday of Issa

06/14/13
Body Spirituality Blog: Comfort Clothes
Now Showing: The Bling Ring

06/13/13
Naming the Days: Feast Day of St. Anthony of Padua

06/12/13
Naming the Days: Birthday of Anne Frank

06/11/13
Now on DVD: Abduction of Eden, 11 Flowers, Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder, Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary

06/10/13
Naming the Days: Anniversary of the Founding of Alcoholics Anonymous

06/07/13
Now in Theaters: Dirty Wars, The Happy Poet, Hey Bartender, The Purge, Hannah Arendt, Tiger Eyes

06/04/13
Now on DVD: It's a Disaster
R.I.P. Will D. Campbell: prophet and bootleg preacher

06/03/13
Naming the Days: Pope John XXIII Day

06/02/13
Naming the Days: Anthony de Mello Day

05/31/13
Now in Theaters: The Kings of Summer, Shadow Dancer

05/30/13
New Book reviews: photography, karate, prayers, mysticism, believing, birthing God, process theology, decision-making, spiritual adventure, wisdom, wildlife gardening, religion and science, infidelity, body

05/29/13
Naming the Days: Birthday of G. K. Chesterton

05/28/13
Now on DVD: The Loving Story, Lore, Dorfman in Love

05/27/13
Memorial Day: Prayers for Those Keeping the Peace

05/24/13
Body Spirituality Blog: My Eyes Behold the Wonders
Now in Theaters: Before Midnight

05/21/13
Now on DVD: Yossi, Side Effects

05/20/13
Spiritual Literacy Blog: The High Cost of Waging Peace

05/19/13
Pentecost: Celebrating the Gifts of the Spirit

05/17/13
Now in Theaters: Frances Ha, Augustine, The English Teacher, 33 Postcards, Elemental, State 194

05/16/13
New in Books: tracking in the wild, meditation, spiritual emergencies, men's prayers, dog therapy in a nursing home, Tibetan Buddhism, Zen Buddhist classic, drone warfare, Rastafarian religion, religion's shadow, bird medicine, Dakini power, Shin Buddhism, spiritual practices for being truly alive
Opening Today: Star Trek Into Darkness

05/14/13
Now on DVD: Cloud Atlas

05/12/13
Happy Mother's Day: Honoring Our Many Mothers

05/10/13
Now in Theaters: Stories We Tell

05/09/13
Naming the Days: Daniel Berrigan's Birthday

05/08/13
Opening Today: One Track Heart

05/07/13
Now on DVD: The Rabbi's Cat
New Children's Books: farm visit, gratitude, hospitality to strangers, babies, if onlys, oddballs, peacemaking

05/06/13
New in Books: the teen brain, Christian community, science and faith, Japan tsunami, visiting the sick, perfectionism, nuclear war, Jewish wisdom, chi for the brain, justice day book

05/04/13
Naming the Days: Be Kind to Animals Week

05/03/13
Body Spirituality Blog: My Legs: I Move & Therefore I Am!
Now in Theaters: Something in the Air, You Will Be My Son, Love is All you Need, Iron Man 3, What Maisie Knew, Free the Mind

05/01/13
Naming the Days: Beltane - May Day

04/30/13
Praying the News: Prayer for Mexicans Who Have Died in the American Desert
Now on DVD: Silver Linings Playbook, Not Fade Away, Parked, Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

04/26/13
Now in Theaters: The Reluctant Fundamentalist, At Any Price, Arthur Newman, Midnight's Children, Paradise: Love, Mud

04/23/13
Now on DVD: The Impossible, Promised Land

04/22/13
Earth Day: 12 Spiritual Practices to Honor the Earth

04/19/13
Opening in theaters: Herman's House, In This House

04/17/13
New in Books: conversation, airplane flying, writing, essays, dialogue, sex, love, travel, resilience, global IQ, body, cities

04/16/13
Praying the News: A Prayer Giving Thanks for the Pioneers of Multifaith Practice
Now on DVD: A Bottle in the Gaza Sea

04/15/13
Spiritual Literacy Blog: A Data Driven Life

04/12/13
Now in Theaters: American Meat, Disconnect, It's a Disaster, To the Wonder

04/10/13
New Children's Books: spring blossoms, defiance, doodles, shyness, death of a pet, bullies, loneliness, wilf life, dealing with criticism
Naming the Days Teilhard de Chardin Day



 
Practicing Spirituality at Home

Practicing Spirituality at Home

Summertime seems to us to be an especially good time to do spiritual practices around the house. All our everyday activities have spiritual meaning when approached with that intention. We invite you to join us for a 40-day exploration (June 24 - Auagust 2) of all the ways we can make what we are already doing at home into deeper experiences of the sacred. Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat share readings from their favorite writers on this subject, then suggest a related practice to be done during the day. In the online Practice Circle, we'll share about our experiences with these simple practices, rituals, reminders, and prayers.
Sign up for Practicing Spirituality at Home

 
Living Spiritual Teachers

The Living Spiritual Teachers Project spotlights people from different religious and spiritual traditions we think you should meet on your spiritual journey. We now have profiles of more than 130 teachers, and we are adding more all the time. The latest addition is an Islamic Iman and one of the popular touring group, The Interfaith Amigos, leaders in interfaith relations.
Meet Jamal Rahman
See all the teachers
 
Global Spirit

The Interspiritual Dialogue with Father Thomas Keating
This new episode of the "internal travel series" Global Spirit was filmed at the Snowmass Interspiritual Conference where people from a variety of religious traditions gathered to share practices and experiences. Host Father Thomas Keating sheds light on the proceedings as he discusses new avenues to the Divine, the riches of the mystical traditions, and more. of not knowing, and the strength and tenderness which are the fruits of serving others.
Read our review of "The Interspiritual Dialogue with Father Thomas Keating"
Read more about past and future episodes of Global Spirit
 
America's Shadow Sides on Film

Americans like to claim they're "Number One," but there are shadow sides to the country's contemporary life and history: obsession with military might, slavery and modern day racism, and environmental degradation resulting from industry and citizen irresponsibility, addiction to violence, and conspicuous consumption. Three very different films reflect the last two.
Read more and see notes on the films.
 
Remembering Spiritual Masters

The Remembering Spiritual Masters Project profiles teachers who are no longer with us physically but still offer great wisdom through their books, audios, and films. Andrew M. Greeley, a Catholic priest, was one of the most influential thinkers and writers of our time.
Remember Andrew M. Greeley
Other recent additions: Henri J. M. Nouwen and Anthony de Mello
See all the masters
 
A Month of Spiritual Memoirs

Spiritual Memoirs June is memoirs month! Reading about the lives of others is a beautiful practice of openness and empathy for our own spiritual journeys. We've collected a selection of memoirs from our archive of book reviews and excerpts, and we'll be unveiling one each day in June. We have found a bracing mix of male and female writers from a variety of spiritual paths and religions.
See our collection of spiritual memoirs
 
12 Quotes on Zeal

To be fully aroused by life is to live with zeal. Tapping into the divine energy that pulsates within us and around us fuels our entry into this practice. Get fired up!
See the gallery
See all the 12s galleries
 
Crafting Calm

Crafting Calm We are all creations of a Creator and have been graced with creativity. For Maggie Oman Shannon, arts and crafts projects are ways to commune with or be a vehicle of the Divine. In this new book, she displays her special talent to seamlessly meld creativity, spiritual practice, and devotional activity. Best of all, she draws upon everyday experiences and ordinary objects, assuring us that we all can use crafting for calm, clarity, comfort, contemplation, creation, community, connection with others, and connection with Spirit.
See our review of Crafting Calm.
 
For Graduates: Wisdom To Go

Wisdom to Go It's that time of year when millions of students "graduate" to a new stage of their education or life. Here is the graduation speech we'd like to give to them, offering wisdom in the form of proverbs, Tibetan Buddhist pith instructions, Tibetan Buddhist mind-training instructions, 12 step sayings, and aphorisms.
Read Wisdom To Go.
 
Trying to Save the Planet

Elemental Elemental, a deeply spiritual documentary, profiles three dedicated environmental activists on three continents. We encourage you to support this film and support these people!
See our review of Elemental.
Find a screening in your area.
Visit the official site and see how you can get involved.
 
One Track Heart

Rituals This documentary recounts the astonishing spiritual journey of Krishna Das who has been saluted as "the chant master of American Yoga" by The New York Times and "the Pavarotti of Kirtan" by Yoga Journal. It will move you to tears with its many poignant moments of deep feeling and connection.
See our review of the documentary.
Find a screening near you.
See a gallery of Krishna Das chanting videos

See our other reviews of Krisna Das's book and CDs: Flow of Grace, Chants of a Lifetime, All One.
 
 
Elder Spirituality Project

We are pleased to announce an exciting new adventure for Spirituality & Practice — the Elder Spirituality Project.
We know that elders are a growing and important group using the resources for spiritual journeys we offer here, and that's not surprising. Traditionally in the world's religions, the last stage of life is seen as a time for intensified spiritual work as well as a time for passing on wisdom to future generations.
Read more about the Elder Spirituality Project in our press release.
 
Circles of Support

Please remember S&P when you are feeling generous! Be part of our global circle of people vitally engaged with the wisdom and practices of the spiritual traditions, living deeper and fuller lives, and serving our communities and the wider world.
Make a gift today.
 
Spiritual Literacy DVDs

This six-volume DVD series, consisting of 26 meditative and soul-stirring half-hour films, is based on Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat's bestselling book Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life. Award-winning filmmaker David Cherniack has married aha! passages from all spiritual traditions to sense-luscious visuals and emotionally vibrant music.
Read more and get group resources
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