Lift Every Voice: Contemplative Writers of Color

Claudia Love Mair and Christine Valters Paintner have a conversation with April Yamasaki about her book Four Gifts: Seeking Self-Care for Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength.

Drawing on the ancient scriptural command to love God with our heart, soul, mind, and strength, Yamasaki helps readers think about the spiritual dimensions of attending to your own needs, setting priorities, and finding true rest in a fast-paced world. 

Claudia Love Mair and Christine Valters Paintner have a conversation with Jon Sweeney about his book Nicholas Black Elk: Medicine Man, Catechist, Saint.

Servant of God Nicholas Black Elk (1863–1950) is popularly celebrated for his fascinating spiritual life. How could one man, one deeply spiritual man, serve as both a traditional Oglala Lakota medicine man and a Roman Catholic catechist and mystic? How did these two spiritual and cultural identities enrich his prayer life? 

Claudia Love Mair and Christine Valters Paintner have a conversation with Therese Taylor Stinson about Embodied Spirits: Stories of Spiritual Directors of Color.

These essays speak of how we have incorporated our contemplative practices into our family life; our urban, non-religious background; how we have been nurtured in struggles for health and life through our contemplative prayer practices and our courage to survive and even thrive in the midst of dire circumstances.

Claudia Love Mair and Christine Valters Paintner have a conversation about Claudia's book God Alone is Enough: A Spirited Journey with Teresa of Avila.

This lively little book introduces postmodern readers to one of Christianity’s most endearing prayer warriors, and guides them through her most radical teachings. Here, Teresa of Avila is not a lofty, inaccessible saint; she’s a companion, taking readers on a rollicking journey through their own interior castles.