Is Conversations with Poems for you?

Do you love poetry or are you poetry-curious?

Do you have a favorite saint or mystic?

Have you ever taken a deep dive into your own psyche using Internal Family Systems therapy?

Do you use (or have the intention of using) a favorite meditation app?

Do you have Bird by Bird or The Courage to Create on speed dial?

Would you rather silently retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani than vacation on a Carnival cruise?

Do you believe that God (as you understand her/him/it) is for everyone, everywhere, all the time?

Do you consider quiet contemplation and engagement with art to be forms of resistance to the over-worked, under-rested, consumeristic, whip-driven culture in which we are living?

Do you practice presence like others practice piano?

Do you strive to be a light in this world?

If you answered “yes” to just one of these questions, I think you’ll like it here.

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