(And just 90 days to Christmas...) It may seem far away, but global shipping delays are throwing a curve ball in our fall planning! We want to get your books and music to you in plenty of time for Advent...
Poems of pain and forgiveness, for those who struggle to find healing from a childhood marked by addiction In fifty-six poems, Sister Sharon Hunter traces seventy years of life: a childhood marked by addiction, a destructive and childless marriage, and...
Greetings,My new book Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God’s Presence Can Change Your Life focuses on the transformational power of the consistent practice of centering prayer. I wrote it to serve you by offering a field guide to beginning a new practice...
How stability births meaningful movement Much of the movement happening in our always-mobile culture is destructive, resulting in frenzied individuals, disintegrated families, fractured communities, and toxic environments. The engine of this destructive movement is the well-nourished desire for gratification through...
After several months reading and discussing 68 outstanding entries, judges Laura Reece Hogan, Scott Cairns, and Jon M. Sweeney are pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Paraclete Poetry Prize. First Prize is awarded jointly to: Angela...
Yesterday we celebrated the Assumption of Mary by sharing this excerpt from Mary As the Early Christians Knew Her by Frederica Mathewes-Green. It is hard to see Mary clearly, beneath the conflicting identities she has borne over the centuries. To one era she is the...
The child ran up the aisle, launched herself at the burly man in front of her, knocking him off-balance, and hugging him joyfully. I watched quietly from just a few yards away. At another place at some other time and...
