Lisa Colón DeLay | Spiritual Formation and the Way of the Desert Elders
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Today is a conversation with Grace Hamman, PhD about her wonderful new book “Ask of Old Paths: Medieval Virtues and Vices for a Whole and Holy Life“
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Get my new book pairs well with Grace’s (The Way of the Desert Elders) here
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Nearly healed from nasal surgery, I’m back to talk about emotions I didn’t know I had buried and how they pop up (in all of us).
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Enjoy this conversation about a fairy tale literary work with Christine Valters Paintner
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My conversation with author, Cindy S. Lee involves topics of great importance and interest to me. Cindy is thoughtful and spacious and one of just a few contemporary authors I cite in my new book on topics of spiritual formation.
We discuss themes of her book: Contemplative Witnessing: BIPOC Centered Spiritual Direction
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Some of what we cover:
Avoiding the loss of the sacred self.
Embodied spiritual practices
Spaciousness as a presence we carry
The power of silence in community and what comes after that.
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A return guest Michelle Van Loon speaks to me about her 50 years involved in many versions of Christian Evangelism and getting rid of what is non essential from her book Downsizing.
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