Beguiled by Beauty: Cultivating a Life of Contemplation and Compassion AUTH-32950 like the South itself

like the South itself

We didn't come back with a pail of water

is completely opposite in demeanor and manner from his younger brother

[McKay's] exuberantly musical and shrewd poems are ecological in the fullest sense of the word: they seek to elucidate our relationships with our fragile dwelling places both on the earth and in our own skins

Beguiled by Beauty: Cultivating a Life of Contemplation and Compassion AUTH-32950 like the South itselfContemplative disciplines, such as centering prayer and meditation, have been part of Christian life for centuries. They seem hard to practice now, not simply because our distracted and hyperstimulated age makes them difficult but also because they can appear irrelevant to the needs of a fractured and ugly historical moment. Yet these practices are more essential now than ever, claims Wendy Farley. These practices essentially awaken and attune us to