Practicing Presence
Practicing Presence
Practicing Presence is a weekly book discussion that meets Sunday mornings at 10:00 in the library. It opens with twenty minutes of meditation or silent prayer, followed by a discussion of the current book selection. Newcomers are always welcome.
We recommend that you purchase a copy of the book on your own.
When & Where
Sundays at 10:00 am in the Library
Co-Leaders
David Orth and Denise Greathouse
Current Book Selection
The Practicing Presence group that meets in the library at 10:00 on Sunday mornings is currently discussing poet and philosopher John O’Donohue’s classic work of Celtic spirituality and spiritual growth,Anam Cara [Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition]: A Book of Celtic Wisdom.
Amazon Description:
John O'Donohue, poet, philosopher, and scholar, guides you through the spiritual landscape of the Irish imagination. In Anam Cara, Gaelic for "soul friend," the ancient teachings, stories, and blessings of Celtic wisdom provide such profound insights on the universal themes of friendship, solitude, love, and death as:
Light is generous
The human heart is never completely born
Love as ancient recognition
The body is the angel of the soul
Solitude is luminous
Beauty likes neglected places
The passionate heart never ages
To be natural is to be holy
Silence is the sister of the divine
Death as an invitation to freedom
Previous Book Selections
Living Buddha, Living Christ
Thich Nhat Hanh
Lost Christianity
Jacob Needleman
Guardians of Being
Eckhart Tolle and Patrick McDonnell
The Power of Focusing
Ann Weiser Cornell
The Universal Christ
Richard Rohr
Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Wisdom Jesus
Cynthia Bourgeault
All Things Shining
Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Dorrance Kelly
A Still Forest Pool
Achaan Chah
Immortal Diamond
Richard Rohr
The Places that Scare You
Pema Chödrön
Addiction & Grace
Gerald May
The Book of Joy
Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu
Invitation to Love
Thomas Keating
Silence
Robert Sardello
The Gifts of Imperfection
Brené Brown
The Divine Dance
Richard Rohr with Mike Morrell
No Self, No Problem
Anam Thubten
The Heart of Centering Prayer
Cynthia Bourgeault
The Way of Silence
Brother David Steindl-Rast
God of Becoming and Relationship
Rabbi Bradley Artson
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
Shunryu Suzuki
The Tears of Things
Richard Rohr
Sacred Nature
Karen Armstrong
