Food & Art (S1 E10)

Food & Art (S1 E10)

After a trip to France ruins Heidi for normal life, the group discusses food, art, and why hospitality has always played a central role in Anselm Society gatherings.

Make a Year-End Gift

Make a Year-End Gift

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What's Going On

What's Going On

In case you missed any of it, here are some recent podcasts to enjoy and upcoming events to put on your calendar!

Sea Watching

Sea Watching

Can watching the sea lead us close to God? This was a question Welsh poet R.S. Thomas contemplated often in his poetry. In this episode Joy explores the poetry of R.S. Thomas with Shanti Daffern.

Wintering Scotland

Wintering Scotland

There is a wisdom to the season of winter. But how does one wile away the long winter evenings in Scotland? By telling stories, singing songs, and dancing reels.


Josh Bales: Mental Health and Church

Josh Bales: Mental Health and Church

Therapist, songwriter, and priest Josh Bales thinks Christians can get to a healthier place when it comes to bringing together mental health, faith, and science.

Heritage (w/ Kristyn Emmer)

Heritage (w/ Kristyn Emmer)

What heritage were you given? What legacy will you leave behind? These are the questions discussed in this episode.


Memory

Memory

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Memory shapes our sense of who we are, where we come from, and where we're going. It's fundamental, and it's flawed. What are we to make of it?

Episode 59: Wild at Art

Episode 59: Wild at Art

Why do men seem less likely than women to show interest in the arts? Matt gathers the manliest men he knows—Anselm founder Brian Brown and Anselm artist Kory Denmark—to find out.

Lancia Smith: Loving your Audience, Serving the Work

Lancia Smith: Loving your Audience, Serving the Work

In this lecture from Anselm's 2019 Rocky Mountain Artists' Retreat, Lancia Smith explores the relationship between being true to your calling, and loving your audience--and reveals how relationships can strengthen our calling.

Modern Day Monasticism

Modern Day Monasticism

How can we incorporate rhythms of prayer into our everyday lives, dedicating our work, play, and rest to God?

Jeromie Rand: How to Integrate Faith and Craft

Jeromie Rand: How to Integrate Faith and Craft

Father Jeromie Rand from Denver's Church of the Advent explores how learning how to love God through your craft can unleash the full potential of who you were made to be.

Freedom and Restraint

Freedom and Restraint

This episode explores Bach fugues, improvisational jazz, poetry, and a kid's cartoon to suggest the idea that true freedom necessitates restraint. 

Episode 58: Christian Rock Revisited

Episode 58: Christian Rock Revisited

Rock journalist Mary Nikkel joins the table to share her years of experience covering the Christian Rock scene, and to explain the changing priorities of the industry.

The Heart's Necessities (w/ Veery Huleatt)

The Heart's Necessities (w/ Veery Huleatt)

How do we live well in a complicated world? This episode seeks the answers to this timeless question in the words of a poet from the past and a musician from the present. This episode features an interview with Veery Huleatt, editor of a new volume of poetry by Jane Tyson Clement.

The Eternal Identity

The Eternal Identity

Fresh off the 2019 Rocky Mountain Artists' Retreat, we pick up some threads from the retreat: is "artist" something you'll be for eternity? Should you look inward or outward as you seek to answer the question, "who am I?" And what does it mean for God to redeem and perfect your creative work?

The Home Altar

The Home Altar

Why something large and churchy sits in my living room. (Courtesy Cultivating Oaks Press)