Sacrality Practice: Spirituality and Civic Action
Spirituality compels people to engage in action and activities tied to creating a better nation and world—and helps sustain action. —Rev. Adam Russel Taylor, Executive Director, Sojourners and “What Does Spirituality Mean to Us?” advisor
October Practice: Vision at the Great Turning Point
This month, our partner Spirituality & Practice launches a wonderful new resource: Practicing Democracy Conversation Cards. This set of 52 cards includes quotes from a broad spectrum of national leaders, both historical and contemporary. The cards are designed to encourage reflection, conversation, and action.
Sacrality Practice: Sacred Spaces and Places
Your sacred space is where you find yourself again and again. —Joseph Campbell
As we cope with the difficulties, losses, and uncertainties of this time, visiting a sacred space or place can be a refuge, a reminder to take a deep breath, re-center ourselves, pray, meditate, or engage in meaningful ritual.
What Does Spirituality Mean to Us? A Study of Spirituality in the United States
Earlier this year, our partners at NORC at the University of Chicago shared with us that they’d received the last of the 3,600 responses to our national survey on spirituality and civic life. With excitement and anticipation, we and our partners at Hattaway Communications, our advisors, and reviewers dug into the data, looking for the nuance of what it means to be and feel spiritual today.
Provocative Encounters Increase Appreciation on College Campuses
Groundbreaking new research from our partner, Interfaith Youth Core (now Interfaith America), finds that a high level of trust and goodwill—despite deep differences—emerges when college students have positive and provocative encounters.
August Practice: Pilgrimages Close to Home
Pilgrimage: a visit to a place that is considered special, where you go to show your respect —Cambridge.org
Practices You/We Have Found Helpful These Past Few Months
In June we invited people to answer, What practice have you found particularly helpful during these past months? We received so many thoughtful and helpful replies and have been appreciating the peace that simply reading them brings. Together, the selections below represent many traditions, practices, and voices that will be helpful to our planning a coming year of monthly practices. Thank you!
Sacred Practice: The Three Feet Around You
At six years old, Gregory C. Ellison II, PhD, co-founder of Fearless Dialogues, asked his aunt how he might change the world. Her answer became his daily practice in growing closer to the sacred and a way of keeping his faith commitment: welcoming the stranger. Watch and then join us as we engage in the three-feet practice*.
We invite you to share your experience with this practice in the comments section.
June Practice: Uncertainty Abounds
Whatever states of mind, happy or unhappy, occur, never mind—we should constantly be reminding ourselves, "This is uncertain."
A Story of Spirituality Today
Just a few weeks before COVID-19 became a global reality and a focus of our daily lives, our teams at Fetzer and Hattaway Communications received the last of the 3,600 responses to our national survey on spirituality and civic life. With curiosity and anticipation, we and our advisors began digging into the data, looking for the nuance of what it means to be and feel spiritual today.