Joe talks with Kyle Kramer about his spiritual journey, which has led him deep into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, into the pain and violence of inner city Louisville where he and his wife Anne make their home, and in all of this, into the heart of our beautiful, wounded world. Joe Grant is a native of Scotland and is a modern-day mystic, a blogger, and the author of numerous books and articles about scripture, justice and spirituality. Prior to moving to Louisville 25 years ago, Joe worked with indigenous peoples of the U.S. and in Latin America. His work has been rooted in the Catholic Christian tradition, but his sensibilities are deeply interdenominational and interfaith. Joe spends his time writing, leading retreats, and offering spiritual guidance. His latest book, Scratchings: Poems and More is available here. An earlier book, Wandering and Welcome: Meditations for Finding Peace is published by Franciscan Media. His website is https://engagedpresence.org/. Listen to Joe Grant - The Duty of Delight February 27, 2020 The Passionist Earth & Spirit Podcasts explores the intertwining of contemplative spirituality, ecology and social healing through dialogue with people who are rooted in a deep sense of place. Our conversation partners defy neat labels as they weave their vocations, activism and spirituality into unique stories of what it’s like to live an engaged life in whatever community they call home. By grounding the spiritual in particular places, people, and projects, we hope to transcend the abstract and faceless to uncover tangible and translatable insights that listeners can apply in their own communities. Listen on NPR Podcasts. Image: iStock
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Heroes are people who do ordinary things-- care for the poor, speak the truth, reject evil, love God-- to an extraordinary degree. These men and women are so possessed by an internal vision of divine goodness that they give us a glimpse of the face of God in the center of the human. They give us a taste of the possibilities of the greatness in ourselves. Throughout history these heroes-- lay and religious, male and female, Christian and non-Christian-- have stretched the very soul of humanity. These are figures gleaming in their holy causes who have lived in circumstances similar to ours and have shown us how to live with character, with courage, with passion for the right, the true, the holy. They hold a fire in their hearts bright enough to light the way for many. They stand on gilded stilts above the rest of their generation and become a sign for all generations. They are proof of possibility from ages past and a symbol of hope for ages yet to come. Their lives provoke and prod a critical measure of our own until it becomes clear that sanctity is simply a matter of living for the reign of God with conscience, with voice, and with authenticity now. —from A Fire in Their Hearts: 2016 Joan Chittister Calendar. Image: KONSTANTIN AKIMOV iStock |
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