Sacred Attention | A Conversation with Cole Arthur Riley
Transcript: Cole Arthur Riley: Contemplation for me is a certain commitment to paying attention to the Divine in all things. So in one’s interior world, as well as the conditions of life and the world around us. Mysticism, I think it’s kind of a fidelity to magic and mystery in our interpretation of those worlds. … Continue reading Sacred Attention | A Conversation with Cole Arthur Riley
The Unnamed Mystics | A Conversation with Dr. Kimberly D. Russaw
TRANSCRIPT: Dr. Kimberly D. Russaw: …here I’m even thinking about people who could have been part of important movements. For me, whether it’s the suffrage movement, whether it’s the civil rights movement, whether it’s Black Lives Matter, Say Her Name, Me Too, all of that. What if what we’re dealing with here in our modern context is … Continue reading The Unnamed Mystics | A Conversation with Dr. Kimberly D. Russaw
Opening Unto Mystery | A Conversation with Dr. Elyse Ambrose
How am I willing to be changed by what I encounter in the mystery?
“One need not be a contemplative monk in a remote monastery to be overwhelmed by a sense of human inter-connection.”
Jim Forest was an activist and author, but more than anything he was a man of relationship and ritual. To know Jim was to know his family, his partner Nancy Forest-Flier, to feel his friendship, and to see the countless ways he saw and loved the world with great wonder. Jim looked and listened with … Continue reading “One need not be a contemplative monk in a remote monastery to be overwhelmed by a sense of human inter-connection.”
The Fierce Call of Love | A Conversation with Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis
“Love is the call on our lives. And it’s a fierce call, a fierce love. And I believe that if we could speak more about that we could build a revolution that included people of faith and people of no faith.”
Recent Publications: Blessings & Reflections
This beautiful compilation of blessings from enflshed was a powerful project to be a part of. You can order this incredible book of blessings, “HELD: blessings for the depths” here. (Note: The first run of the book sold out and this is a pre-order for the second run). You can read the blessing I contributed … Continue reading Recent Publications: Blessings & Reflections
Maybe it’s time for me to let go of Thomas Merton
Today marks 53 years since Merton died in Bangkok, Thailand. I wrote the following article originally published by The Christian Century on December 6, 2021. “How can we be sure younger generations learn about Thomas Merton?” Every time I show Day of a Stranger, the documentary film I made about the Trappist monk, I’m asked some form of this question. Viewers … Continue reading Maybe it’s time for me to let go of Thomas Merton
Speaking Down Barriers | A Conversation with Poet Davelyn Hill
Transcript: DAVELYN HALL: I don’t think I can say that I am a mystic without being connected to community. So I can’t say that for me. I need to be connected to community in order to be a mystic, how do you not? Cassidy Hall: Welcome to Contemplating Now, a podcast about the intersection of contemplation and … Continue reading Speaking Down Barriers | A Conversation with Poet Davelyn Hill
Breathing Mysticism | A Conversation with Dr. Angela N. Parker
Transcript: Dr Angela Parker: I don’t often think about contemplative actions going together. But what does contemplative action look like among people where the breath of God is going through groups of people? And I think that’s what we see with protests, with the Black Lives Matter protests, that there’s that contemplative action that actually … Continue reading Breathing Mysticism | A Conversation with Dr. Angela N. Parker
The Privilege of Contemplation | A Conversation with Dr. Anthea Butler
“being a contemplative doesn’t mean that you escape society, or you escape the world, but that you find a place to anchor yourself firmly first of all, and then secondarily, take care of those things in the ways in which you need to take care of them.”
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