Parabola

Parabola Winter Edition
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selected contents

IN PRAISE OF THE USELESS LIFE  Brother Paul Quenon
A noviate of Thomas Merton's reflects upon his chosen path

THE TRUTH OF TRUTHS  Patrick Laude
A rigorous inquiry into the nature of Truth

DREAMING IN CHURCH  Patty de Llosa
Carl Jung's wisdom, at work amidst the pews of the American South

DEITY OBSERVED  Martin Brading
A photo essay on the sacred landscape of India

POETRY: A BRIDGE TO THE SACRED  Bruce McEver
On the deep relationship between poetry and worship

FOLLOW YOUR GENIUS  Henry David Thoreau
The sage of Walden Pond discovers his own path

AYAHUASCA  Joan Schweighardt
In the jungle, a hallucinatory ritual—and a huge spider

AN INNER DIMENSION
A conversation with pianist Laurence Rosenthal

HOGWARTS IS HOME  Rhiannon Thomas
Harry Potter and his fantasy world guide a young woman and a generation

POETRY
ONE AUTUMN DAY  Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Tilo Ulbricht

BOOK REVIEWs
THE MEANING OF MARY MAGDALENE
Cynthia Bourgeault | reviewed by Doug Thorpe

Alex Tiemen - Verse

  It is Cramped Here Along this Wall by Alex C. Tiemen   It is cramped here along this wall that pushes the elbow inward – jawbone, toys wit...