Podcast appearances and mentions of jessica mesman griffith

Jessica Mesman Griffith is a spiritual writer and curator of artistic communities for curious and wandering souls. We discuss her recent projects and events, as well as her own journey from brokenness to healing and community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the relationship between silence, creativity, fear, doubt, death, and missing voices — especially in terms of art and literature? To explore this provocative question, we turned to our mutual friend — and one of the most gifted and articulate writers of our time — Jessica Mesman Griffith. It’s very difficult for me to be in any kind of silence.. I love being out in nature and not having the iPod. When I take my long walks every day, I don’t take my iPod, I don’t listen to music, I don’t have earbuds, but the sounds of nature are not the sounds of my own body. It’s the sounds of my own body I think that terrify me. — Jessica Mesman Griffith Jessica Mesman Griffith is an award-winning essayist and memoirist who honestly and fearlessly explores the intersections between religion (especially Catholicism), art and creativity, mental health, and social justice.  She is the founder of the Sick Pilgrim blog (www.patheos.com/blogs/sickpilgrim), described as "a space for the spiritually sick, and their fellow travelers, to rest a while." Her books include Love and Salt: A Spiritual Friendship Shared in Letters (co-authored with Amy Andrews), A Book of Grace Filled Days: 2016, and Daily Inspiration for Women (co-authored with Ginny Kubitz Moyer, Vinita Hampton Wright, and Margaret Silf). Jessica's authenticity is revealed from the first minutes of our conversation, when she discusses how silence seemed unsettling to her as a child. Musing on the relationship between silence and the fear of death, or the link between happiness and conviviality, and even the anxiety that comes from the noises of her own body, she muses on how she has discovered different "types" of silence (the silence of nature seems different from the silence in a suburban home). Good writing is having an ear… Having an ear for how something sounds on the page, for the rhythm of language… The best writers have an ear for where something falls flat or doesn’t sound true. — Jessica Mesman Griffith The conversation goes on to explore the questions of the relationship between silence and creativity, privilege, and the body. Invoking poetry, horror movies, music, narrative nonfiction, we look at silence from many angles, acknowledging that the human experience of silence is messy and multivalent — pretty much like the human experience in general. Some of the resources and authors we mention in this episode: Jessica Mesman Griffith & Amy Andrews, Love and Salt: A Spiritual Friendship Shared in Letters Jessica Mesman Griffith, A Book of Grace Filled Days: 2016 Jessica Mesman Griffith et al., Daily Inspiration for Women Thomas Merton, Love and Living William Friedkin (dir.), The Exorcist Wes Craven (dir.), The Serpent and the  Rainbow Tobe Hooper (dir.), Poltergeist Tillie Olsen, Silences Barbara Holmes, Joy Unspeakable Natalie Diaz, When My Brother Was an Aztec Tyehimba Jess, Olio Rosalie Morales Kearns, Kingdom of Women Rosalie Morales Kearns, Virgins & Tricksters George Saunders, Lincoln in the Bardo Flannery O'Connor, Spiritual Writings Walker Percy, Signposts in a Strange Land Thomas Merton, Essential Writings Vinny Flynn, Seven Secrets of the Eucharist John Cage, Silence: Lectures and Writings Vincent Katz (ed.), Black Mountain College: Experiment in Art John Krasinski (dir.), A Quiet Place Neil Young, Harvest Moon Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol Yoko Ono, Grapefruit Carlo Rovelli, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time I think we’re certain that it [silence] means death and then we’re terrified that that’s what death is – that that’s all death is, the silent darkness. So in Christianity we revolt against that by making it as loud and hideously ugly apparently as we can, at all times… This is our ultimate fear–that there’s nothing. — Jessica Mesman Griffith Goofing around in New York City.

What is the relationship between silence, creativity, fear, doubt, death, and missing voices — especially in terms of art and literature? To explore this provocative question, we turned to our mutual friend — and one of the most gifted and articulate writers of our time — Jessica Mesman Griffith. It’s very difficult for me to be in any kind of silence.. I love being out in nature and not having the iPod. When I take my long walks every day, I don’t take my iPod, I don’t listen to music, I don’t have earbuds, but the sounds of nature are not the sounds of my own body. It’s the sounds of my own body I think that terrify me. — Jessica Mesman Griffith Jessica Mesman Griffith is an award-winning essayist and memoirist who honestly and fearlessly explores the intersections between religion (especially Catholicism), art and creativity, mental health, and social justice.  She is the founder of the Sick Pilgrim blog (www.patheos.com/blogs/sickpilgrim), described as "a space for the spiritually sick, and their fellow travelers, to rest a while." Her books include Love and Salt: A Spiritual Friendship Shared in Letters (co-authored with Amy Andrews), A Book of Grace Filled Days: 2016, and Daily Inspiration for Women (co-authored with Ginny Kubitz Moyer, Vinita Hampton Wright, and Margaret Silf). Jessica's authenticity is revealed from the first minutes of our conversation, when she discusses how silence seemed unsettling to her as a child. Musing on the relationship between silence and the fear of death, or the link between happiness and conviviality, and even the anxiety that comes from the noises of her own body, she muses on how she has discovered different "types" of silence (the silence of nature seems different from the silence in a suburban home). Good writing is having an ear… Having an ear for how something sounds on the page, for the rhythm of language… The best writers have an ear for where something falls flat or doesn’t sound true. — Jessica Mesman Griffith The conversation goes on to explore the questions of the relationship between silence and creativity, privilege, and the body. Invoking poetry, horror movies, music, narrative nonfiction, we look at silence from many angles, acknowledging that the human experience of silence is messy and multivalent — pretty much like the human experience in general. Some of the resources and authors we mention in this episode: Jessica Mesman Griffith & Amy Andrews, Love and Salt: A Spiritual Friendship Shared in Letters Jessica Mesman Griffith, A Book of Grace Filled Days: 2016 Jessica Mesman Griffith et al., Daily Inspiration for Women Thomas Merton, Love and Living William Friedkin (dir.), The Exorcist Wes Craven (dir.), The Serpent and the  Rainbow Tobe Hooper (dir.), Poltergeist Tillie Olsen, Silences Barbara Holmes, Joy Unspeakable Natalie Diaz, When My Brother Was an Aztec Tyehimba Jess, Olio Rosalie Morales Kearns, Kingdom of Women Rosalie Morales Kearns, Virgins & Tricksters George Saunders, Lincoln in the Bardo Flannery O'Connor, Spiritual Writings Walker Percy, Signposts in a Strange Land Thomas Merton, Essential Writings Vinny Flynn, Seven Secrets of the Eucharist John Cage, Silence: Lectures and Writings Vincent Katz (ed.), Black Mountain College: Experiment in Art John Krasinski (dir.), A Quiet Place Neil Young, Harvest Moon Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol Yoko Ono, Grapefruit Carlo Rovelli, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time I think we’re certain that it [silence] means death and then we’re terrified that that’s what de...

What is the relationship between silence and rhythm? Silence as the offbeat: there is no rhythm without the silence. — Cassidy Hall What are the ways that silence can create rhythm? How can silence enhance the notes of our day; how does silence strain out the noise in our life and directs the way we approach the everyday rhythms of our lives? I always feel that poetry is like wild language, that it's language that actually hears the birds, and the wind, and the rippling of the pond, and then is just able to imitate that in human speech... poetry doesn't care if you notice the words, right? The poet is saying, the words are saying, "If you saw what I saw in my head, if my words were able to give you the vision, then we're there!" — Kevin Johnson Our conversation dances between the beat of the heart and the cadence of the lungs; from there we reflect on poets and artists and how both rhythm and silence shape their work; the relationship between silence, rhythm, breath, and prayer; how sometimes the rhythm "falls out" because of self-consciousness (as opposed to the "deeper silence" where we simply relax into a silence akin to forgetting or selfless-consciousness), and how even the difficult times and moments of life might be indicative of simply a bigger rhythm at play. In between every beat of the heart is a moment of silence. — Carl McColman And of course, we talk about poetry, and the social ramifications of silence (i.e., how silence subverts our culture's aggressive materialism) —and much more! Some of the resources and authors we mention in this episode: Richard Rohr, The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow Maggie Ross, Silence Vol. 2 The Dalai Lama, Stages of Meditation Meister Eckhart, Selected Writings Pema Chödrön, Pure Meditation (the Audio Collection) Mary Oliver, A Poetry Handbook Carl McColman, Spirituality Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book Guillermo del Toro (dir.), The Shape of Water George Lucas (dir), Star Wars Carl McColman, Befriending Silence Thomas Merton, The Asian Journal Thomas Merton, No Man is an Island Patrick Shen (dir.), In Pursuit of Silence John Cage, Silence Jessica Mesman Griffith & Amy Andrews, Love and Salt Monica Furlong, Contemplating Now For the podcast featuring our friend and co-conspirator Jessica Mesman Griffith, click here: Things Not Seen Podcast #1806: The Communion of Haints  Episode 14: Silence and Rhythm Hosted by: Kevin Johnson With: Cassidy Hall and Carl McColman Date Recorded: March 5, 2018

What is the relationship between silence and rhythm? Silence as the offbeat: there is no rhythm without the silence. — Cassidy Hall What are the ways that silence can create rhythm? How can silence enhance the notes of our day; how does silence strain out the noise in our life and directs the way we approach the everyday rhythms of our lives? I always feel that poetry is like wild language, that it's language that actually hears the birds, and the wind, and the rippling of the pond, and then is just able to imitate that in human speech... poetry doesn't care if you notice the words, right? The poet is saying, the words are saying, "If you saw what I saw in my head, if my words were able to give you the vision, then we're there!" — Kevin Johnson Our conversation dances between the beat of the heart and the cadence of the lungs; from there we reflect on poets and artists and how both rhythm and silence shape their work; the relationship between silence, rhythm, breath, and prayer; how sometimes the rhythm "falls out" because of self-consciousness (as opposed to the "deeper silence" where we simply relax into a silence akin to forgetting or selfless-consciousness), and how even the difficult times and moments of life might be indicative of simply a bigger rhythm at play. In between every beat of the heart is a moment of silence. — Carl McColman And of course, we talk about poetry, and the social ramifications of silence (i.e., how silence subverts our culture's aggressive materialism) —and much more! Some of the resources and authors we mention in this episode: Richard Rohr, The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow Maggie Ross, Silence Vol. 2 The Dalai Lama, Stages of Meditation Meister Eckhart, Selected Writings Pema Chödrön, Pure Meditation (the Audio Collection) Mary Oliver, A Poetry Handbook Carl McColman, Spirituality Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book Guillermo del Toro (dir.), The Shape of Water George Lucas (dir), Star Wars Carl McColman, Befriending Silence Thomas Merton, The Asian Journal Thomas Merton, No Man is an Island Patrick Shen (dir.), In Pursuit of Silence John Cage, Silence Jessica Mesman Griffith & Amy Andrews, Love and Salt Monica Furlong, Contemplating Now For the podcast featuring our friend and co-conspirator Jessica Mesman Griffith, click here: Things Not Seen Podcast #1806: The Communion of Haints  Episode 14: Silence and Rhythm Hosted by: Kevin Johnson With: Cassidy Hall and Carl McColman Date Recorded: March 5, 2018

Jessica Mesman Griffith is a spiritual writer and curator of artistic communities for curious and wandering souls. We discuss her recent projects and events, as well as her own journey from brokenness to healing and community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this special edition of Technicolor Jesus, Adam and Matt welcome back Eric Barreto, Jessica Mesman Griffith, and Laurel Koepf Taylor to talk about their favorite Christmas movie scenes. In the first segment, Adam and Matt discuss feelings and Christmas. Next Eric Barreto thinks about Trading Places and the place of justice during Christmas, Jessica Mesman Griffith evangelizes on behalf of a rare Jim Henson movie, and Laurel Koepf Taylor examines a deleted scene and why Christmas needs more lament. So as you go over the river and through the woods this Christmas, let Technicolor Jesus be your soundtrack!

Episode #16 of Rewrite Radio features a conversation between five memoirists about the appeal of memoir, its relationship to the practice of sharing testimonies of faith, and how both have created room for women's voices in religious spaces. Titled "Memoir as Feminist Testimony," this panel featured Amy Julia Becker, Jessica Mesman Griffith, Alison Hodgson, Katherine Willis Pershey, and Rachel Marie Stone. Amy Julia Becker writes and speaks about family, faith, disability, and culture. A graduate of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary, she is the author of Penelope Ayers: A Memoir, Why I am Both Spiritual and Religious, What Every Woman Needs to Know about Prenatal Testing. She has also authored and A Good and Perfect Gift, a spiritual memoir on battling the culture of perfection while raising a child with Down syndrome, and a parenting memoir called Small Talk: Learning From My Children About What Matters Most. You can learn more about her work at amyjuliabecker.com. Jessica Mesman Griffith is a widely published essayist and the co-author with Amy Andrews of the memoir Love & Salt: A Spiritual Friendship in Letters, winner of the 2014 Christopher Award. She has also authored Strange Journey and Grace Filled Days and co-authored Daily Inspiration for Women, and has a forthcoming memoir on her childhood called Eden Isles. A cultural columnist for US Catholic Magazine, she also runs a blog called Sick Pilgrim for Christians struggling with spiritual darkness, and helps organize the Trying to Say God literary festival. You can learn more about her work at jessicamesman.com. Alison Hodgson, author of The Pug List: A Ridiculous Dog, a Family Who Lost Everything and How They All Found Their Way Home, is a Moth StorySLAM chaption and a regular contributor to Houzz.com. Her writing has been featured on Christianity Today’s Her.meneutics, Religion News Service, Forbes.com, and published with Baker Publishing Group and Zondervan. She is a co-founder of Breathe Christian Writers Conference and a member of Ink: A Creative Collective. Find out more about Alison and her work at alisonhodgson.net. Katherine Willis Pershey is an Associate Minister of First Congregational Church in Western Springs, Illinois and the author of Any Day a Beautiful Change: A Story of Faith and Family and a recently released book called Very Married: Field Notes on Love and Fidelity. She has written essays, devotionals, and commentaries for several publications and anthologies and regularly contributes to The Christian Century and the TheArtofSimple.net. Learn more about her work at katherinewillispershey.com. Rachel Marie Stone is the author of Eat With Joy: Redeeming God’s Gift of Food, winner of the Christianity Today Christian Living book award. She has also authored The Unexpected Way, and worked extensively on More-With-Less, the classic Mennonite cookbook. She is a regular contributor to Her.meneutics, Christianity Today, Sojourners, Books & Culture, The Huffington Post, The Christian Century, the Suffolk Times, PRISM, The Progressive Christian, Creation Care Magazine, and Flourish Magazine. You can find Rachel on Twitter at @rachel_m_stone, and learn more about her work at rachelmariestone.com.