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Story: Brigid's Cloak
Story: Brigid's Cloak

Retold by Evangeline Denmark

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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?

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Course: The Christian Imagination
Jan 15
Course: The Christian Imagination

The course we’ve dreamed of offering for 10 years.

The Books We Read
Jan 30
The Books We Read

Readers unite as we discuss what we read in 2025 and what’s in our to-be-read stack for 2026.

Common Room
Feb 21
Common Room

The Common Room is a regular Anselm Society community gathering for study or creating, in the company of likeminded souls doing the same.

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Do Audiobooks Count As Reading?
Do Audiobooks Count As Reading?

What are the benefits (and drawbacks) of audiobooks? Of e-readers? Of old-fashioned paper books? The cohosts debate all this and more during this roundtable.

Daughters of Bronze--Ashlee Cowles
Daughters of Bronze--Ashlee Cowles

Ashlee Cowles discusses the ways she grounded her new novel in history, and how she was able to find hope—even in the doom of Troy.

Adrift On A Bright Sea
Adrift On A Bright Sea

A poem by Elizabeth Wickland

Walking in Darkness
Walking in Darkness

A poem by Elizabeth Wickland

Watch
Watch

A poem by Brendon Sylvester

After Harvest
After Harvest

A poem by Ashlyn McKayla Ohm

Stargazing
Stargazing

A poem by Amy Lannigan

Snowdrift
Snowdrift

A poem by Amy Lannigan

Hannah
Hannah

A poem by Betsy K. Brown

Glacier
Glacier

A poem by Betsy K. Brown

Epiphany Playlist
Epiphany Playlist

Music related to our Epiphany content, created by friends, recommended by members, or just full of light and revelation.

Original Poetry 2026
Original Poetry 2026

Original Poetry from
Anselm Contributors
for January 2026

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Today, Anselm director Brian Brown was a guest on Upstream with Gregory Shane Morris. They talked about hospitality, beauty in the home, what beauty even is and whether it is objective, and the vision for the Anselm Society. For nerd points, we deb
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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Do Audiobooks Count As Reading?
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What are the benefits (and drawbacks) of audiobooks? Of e-readers? Of old-fashioned paper books? The cohosts debate all this and more during this roundtable.

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Daughters of Bronze--Ashlee Cowles
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Daughters of Bronze--Ashlee Cowles
Believe to See Podcast

Ashlee Cowles discusses the ways she grounded her new novel in history, and how she was able to find hope—even in the doom of Troy.

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Adrift On A Bright Sea
poetry january 2026
Adrift On A Bright Sea
poetry january 2026

A poem by Elizabeth Wickland

poetry january 2026
Walking in Darkness
poetry january 2026
Walking in Darkness
poetry january 2026

A poem by Elizabeth Wickland

poetry january 2026
Watch
poetry january 2026
Watch
poetry january 2026

A poem by Brendon Sylvester

poetry january 2026
After Harvest
poetry january 2026
After Harvest
poetry january 2026

A poem by Ashlyn McKayla Ohm

poetry january 2026
Stargazing
poetry january 2026
Stargazing
poetry january 2026

A poem by Amy Lannigan

poetry january 2026
Snowdrift
poetry january 2026
Snowdrift
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A poem by Amy Lannigan

poetry january 2026
Hannah
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Hannah
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A poem by Betsy K. Brown

poetry january 2026
Glacier
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Glacier
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A poem by Betsy K. Brown

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