News & Announcements 2023 Christmas Letter: Where Pain and Joy Flow Together by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB Br. David's 2023 Christmas letter urges us to honor the ways pain and joy flow…
Articles Returning the Gift by Robin Wall Kimmerer We are showered every day with the gifts of the Earth, gifts we have neither…
Stories of Grateful Living Swan Songs by Robin Botie If I sing and dance and do everything like it’s my swan song, when it’s…
News & Announcements Silence and Belonging: A Letter from Br. David by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB + Dear Family and Friends, A pomegranate blossom, rather than any other star, seems the…
Articles Praying the Great Dance by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB Brother David describes ways to be "anchored in lasting joy" through prayer.
Practices Light A Candle – 12 Days, 12 Values by The Grateful Living Team This 12-day practice offers an invitation to light a candle each day for one of…
Videos Nature’s Medicine by Reflections of Life In this joyful and meditative short film, 95-year-old Oom Johannes beautifully illustrates how to feel…
Articles The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer As Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity…
Articles Within Our Reach: Joy by Fra Giovanni Giocondo Fra Giovanni was a Renaissance pioneer, accomplished as an architect, engineer, antiquary, archaeologist, classical scholar,…
Articles Love in the Families Among Us in Film by Francis G. Lu, M.D. From 1990 - 2016, Dr. Francis Lu and Brother David Steindl-Rast led annual 5- or…
Articles From Oppression to Freedom: Social Inequality and Justice in Film by Francis G. Lu, M.D. From 1990 - 2016, Dr. Francis Lu and Brother David Steindl-Rast led annual 5- or…
Stories of Grateful Living The Deepening of Gratitude Practice by Kathleen McCartney A turning point came for me when I realized that I should be truly grateful…