Wendy Murray, author of the forthcoming book Clare of Assisi: Gentle Warrior, offers this beautiful meditation on the hope in the midst of the pandemic. Join us for the book launch with Wendy Murray, Frederica Mathewes-Green and Sr. Laura Swan, OSB. Click here to...
Keren Dibbens-Wyatt, author of the forthcoming book Recital of Love, offers this beautiful meditation on the hope of springtime in the midst of the pandemic. (Available to Pre-order here.) -- Here in the UK the next two weeks are when the...
In the middle of a long day at home with children, taking time for a great book can make all the difference. Whether we’re nine or ninety, stories calm us, teach us, and provide loving reassurance in the midst of...
Now that we all have a little more time to read and reflect, we've been going back to some of our favorite Paraclete books for new inspiration.... these are especially fitting! We're all experiencing it right now, if not by choice - but...
March 25, 2020 – After several months reading and discussing sixty-three outstanding entries, judges Mark S. Burrows, Luci Shaw, and Jon M. Sweeney are pleased to announce the winners of the First Paraclete Poetry Prize. First Prize winner is Laura Reece...
Litany of Flights by Laura Reece Hogan First, the winged movement, steady, forward. Scrub jays in flitting progress, hawks in predator glide, a ringing up, a knife-sharp slope down. Second, the effortless type, wind-splayed, motionless pinions in thermal recline,...
March 23, 2020 – Paraclete Press announces a one-month delay on titles that were to be published in May and early June. “We have added one month to those publication dates,” says Paraclete publisher Jon M. Sweeney. Paraclete has five new...
March 16, 2020 – Judges Mark S. Burrows, Luci Shaw, and Jon M. Sweeney have announced the final “Short List of Three” finalists for the 2020 Paraclete Poetry Prize. Amy Bornman Deborah Burnham Laura Reece Hogan Jill Peláez Baumgaertner and...
Mark S. Burrows, Luci Shaw, and Jon M. Sweeney, judges for the first Paraclete Poetry Prize wish to announce a “Long List of Ten Finalists.” “We received a total of sixty-three entries,” says Sweeney, who is also the publisher at...
