The Anselm Society
is on a great journey in storytelling

Great Stories
Story: Brigid's Cloak
Story: Brigid's Cloak

Retold by Evangeline Denmark

My Story
Madeleine L'Engle: The Prayer & Work of Art
Madeleine L'Engle: The Prayer & Work of Art

What is at the center of art, and how do we get there?

Events
No Summer Quarterly Gathering: Here's Why
May 6
No Summer Quarterly Gathering: Here's Why
Nature Journaling Workshop with Lisa Nowak
Aug 3
Nature Journaling Workshop with Lisa Nowak

Join us for a hands-on art workshop led by Anselm Guild artist Lisa Nowak at the beautiful Rock Ledge Ranch.

Team Breakfast
Aug 9
Team Breakfast

Monthly planning time!
Guests welcome
(first come, first served).

Shakespeare Play Reading
Aug 16
Shakespeare Play Reading

Continuing an Anselm Society tradition, we’ll gather a couple dozen people to enjoy reading a Shakespeare play together (“Twelfth Night”).

Campfire Tales
Aug 23
Campfire Tales

Join us for an evening of songs, stories, short skits, poetry, and s’mores around the campfire.

Time for Tea
Aug 24
Time for Tea

Join like-minded friends, tea cup in hand, for a genial conversation about Anselm’s summer theme and ordinary time.

A Long-Expected Feast
Sep 19
A Long-Expected Feast

True to hobbit tradition,
we're offering not just
one meal, but a full weekend
of feasting—on food, fellowship,
and the fruits of imagination.

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Blog
Summer Recipes to Bring out your Journaling Nature
Summer Recipes to Bring out your Journaling Nature

Annie Nardone's latest Pages,
Pints, and Pours column
takes us outdoors to connect
with wildflowers and wonder.

Seeing the Magic in an Ordinary Backyard
Seeing the Magic in an Ordinary Backyard

How two groundhog chucklings
named Otto and Maria showed
Sophie Burkhardt how to see the
stories right out her back door.

Wisdom, Sacrifice in Tolkien's Noble Wolfhound Huan
Wisdom, Sacrifice in Tolkien's Noble Wolfhound Huan

Isaac DeValois shows how the
courage of the faithful hound
from The Silmarillion ensured a
kingly line leading to Aragorn.

Four Parties
Four Parties

Roles in the Anselm
Society’s Art and
Faith Community

Should Novels Have Architecture?
Should Novels Have Architecture?

Whether you’re a new novelist, an experienced novelist, or not a novelist at all, there’s something to learn from the intricacies of story structure. Author Elisa Lambert joins the table to discuss it.

How to Make a Video Game
How to Make a Video Game

Bryan Engram, co-founder of Brazen Animation, explains the building blocks of effective  gameplay and how to use those blocks to create a compelling story.

Interview: Malcolm Guite on Pipe Smoking and Stillness
Interview: Malcolm Guite on Pipe Smoking and Stillness

A huge treat: Malcolm Guite joins the podcast!

Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books

Join us as Matt and Mandy battle it out to determine which book is better -- The Great Gatsby, or To Kill a Mockingbird.

J. C. Scharl's New Poetry Collection 'Ponds': A Review
J. C. Scharl's New Poetry Collection 'Ponds': A Review

Brendon Sylvester reflects on
the “dark and shining” mysteries
in the poet's stunning poems.

Meeting Holiness In Our Imagination
Meeting Holiness In Our Imagination

Faith, hope, and poetry
in Annie Nardone's latest
Pages, Pints, & Pours
featuring Malcolm Guite.

Original Poetry
Original Poetry

Original Poetry from
Anselm Contributors
for July 2025

Wondering At Space Like A Child
Wondering At Space Like A Child

Brendon Sylvester explores
how ordinary daydreaming
can redeem of imaginations

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Christianity is an act of the imagination. Our mission is to reunite the church and the arts, so that all believers can more fully and richly participate in the work of God in the world.

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Retreats refocus, unite, and catapult us forward. That's what Amy Lee does in her presentation to our online artists retreat. ⠀ ⠀ Amy's topic is Linking Lights ~ A Portrait of Artists in Conversation. Amy takes a look at the hidden threads that toget
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Summer Recipes to Bring out your Journaling Nature
pagespints&pours, Encounter, august
Summer Recipes to Bring out your Journaling Nature
pagespints&pours, Encounter, august

Annie Nardone's latest Pages,
Pints, and Pours column
takes us outdoors to connect
with wildflowers and wonder.

pagespints&pours, Encounter, august
Seeing the Magic in an Ordinary Backyard
august, articulateaprinciple
Seeing the Magic in an Ordinary Backyard
august, articulateaprinciple

How two groundhog chucklings
named Otto and Maria showed
Sophie Burkhardt how to see the
stories right out her back door.

august, articulateaprinciple
Wisdom, Sacrifice in Tolkien's Noble Wolfhound Huan
august, Encounter
Wisdom, Sacrifice in Tolkien's Noble Wolfhound Huan
august, Encounter

Isaac DeValois shows how the
courage of the faithful hound
from The Silmarillion ensured a
kingly line leading to Aragorn.

august, Encounter
Four Parties
august, articulateaprinciple
Four Parties
august, articulateaprinciple

Roles in the Anselm
Society’s Art and
Faith Community

august, articulateaprinciple
Should Novels Have Architecture?
Believe to See Podcast
Should Novels Have Architecture?
Believe to See Podcast

Whether you’re a new novelist, an experienced novelist, or not a novelist at all, there’s something to learn from the intricacies of story structure. Author Elisa Lambert joins the table to discuss it.

Believe to See Podcast
How to Make a Video Game
Believe to See Podcast
How to Make a Video Game
Believe to See Podcast

Bryan Engram, co-founder of Brazen Animation, explains the building blocks of effective  gameplay and how to use those blocks to create a compelling story.

Believe to See Podcast
Interview: Malcolm Guite on Pipe Smoking and Stillness
Redeemed Imagination Podcast, season4, IRseason4, Brian Brown, Matthew Clark, Malcolm Guite
Interview: Malcolm Guite on Pipe Smoking and Stillness
Redeemed Imagination Podcast, season4, IRseason4, Brian Brown, Matthew Clark, Malcolm Guite

A huge treat: Malcolm Guite joins the podcast!

Redeemed Imagination Podcast, season4, IRseason4, Brian Brown, Matthew Clark, Malcolm Guite
Battle of the Books
Believe to See Podcast
Battle of the Books
Believe to See Podcast

Join us as Matt and Mandy battle it out to determine which book is better -- The Great Gatsby, or To Kill a Mockingbird.

Believe to See Podcast
J. C. Scharl's New Poetry Collection 'Ponds': A Review
Encounter, july
J. C. Scharl's New Poetry Collection 'Ponds': A Review
Encounter, july

Brendon Sylvester reflects on
the “dark and shining” mysteries
in the poet's stunning poems.

Encounter, july
Meeting Holiness In Our Imagination
pagespints&pours, Encounter, july
Meeting Holiness In Our Imagination
pagespints&pours, Encounter, july

Faith, hope, and poetry
in Annie Nardone's latest
Pages, Pints, & Pours
featuring Malcolm Guite.

pagespints&pours, Encounter, july
 

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