Podcast appearances and mentions of Jon M Sweeney

How do we put the genius of St. Francis to work in our own lives? In this final episode of our Third Season, Richard takes us through Chapter 13 of Eager to Love, "Francis: A Natural Spiritual Genius". Mike, Drew, and Paul then engage in a rich conversation with author Jon Sweeney, who shares his journey of writing about St. Francis and how it has shaped his understanding of compassion and sensitivity in daily life. The discussion emphasizes the importance of navigating the complexities of living out spiritual values in a world filled with challenges. Sweeney highlights the radical love inherent in Franciscan spirituality and the significance of daily practice in living out these principles. The conversation also touches on Francis' critique of social structures and his solidarity with the suffering of the world, culminating in the emotional depth of his teachings that intertwine love and wound. Jon M. Sweeney is an award-winning author and independent scholar. His books on Franciscan spirituality have sold a quarter million copies. He's also the author of forty books on spirituality, mysticism, biography, and memoir including Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart, coauthored with Mark S. Burrows and, Thomas Merton: An Introduction to His Life and Practices. Jon is religion editor at Monkfish Book Publishing, editor of Living City magazine, and the book reviewer at SpiritualityandPractice.com. Hosted by CAC Staff: Paul Swanson, Drew Jackson, and Mike Petrow Resources: Grab a copy of Eager to Love here. The transcript for this episode can be found here. Pick up a copy of Jon's book, The Complete Francis of Assisi: His Life, The Complete Writings, and The Little Flowers, here. Find Jon's book, St. Francis of Assisi: His Life, Teachings, and Practice, here

  Jon Sweeney joins me again to talk about Meister Eckhart. Jon and co-author Mark S. Burrows have written Meister Eckhart's Book of Darkness & Light: Meditations on the Path of the Wayless Way.  This is the 3rd Meister Eckhart volume Sweeney and Burrows have co-authored and I highly recommend... The post Jon M. Sweeney – episode 366 appeared first on Anita Lustrea.

How can we talk about, feel into, express the ways that Divine Love moves through us? And how can we do that in a way that is relevant to the lives we live today? Jon M. Sweeney and Mark S. Burrows are here to talk about how the words of a 14th-century German mystic, Meister Eckhart, have relevance and challenges for modern explorers. Together they are the authors of Meister Eckhart's Book of Darkness and Light. -------- Jon M. Sweeney is an independent scholar and award-winning writer. He is a biographer of St. Francis of Assisi and commentator on his writings, and his books on Franciscan subjects have sold more than 200,000 copies. Jon is the author of more than forty books, including The Pope Who Quit, which was optioned by HBO. He edits the magazine Living City, and is religion editor/associate publisher of Monkfish Publishing in Rhinebeck, NY. He's appeared on CBS Saturday Morning and numerous other programs. Connect with him on Twitter, where he's jonmsweeney. Mark S. Burrows, Ph.D., is a speaker and leader of workshops and retreats on poetry and spirituality. Widely known for his work in the field of medieval mysticism, he is also one of the foremost experts on Rilke's writings, engaging them for experts and a wide general readership alike. An award-winning poet and translator, he is bringing out a new translation of Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus as well as a book inspired by Rilke which he co-authored with bestselling Australian author Stephanie Dowrick: A Wiser Way: Living the Questions with Rainer Maria Rilke, both to be published next year. Visit Mark at soul-in-sight.org.

Meister Eckhart's Book of Darkness and Light with Mark S. Burrows & Jon M. Sweeney This book of Meister Eckhart meditations is for people seeking the “wayless way.” It is not for those looking for a simple path. Many people in our time still go looking for a straight path toward a defined goal, without detours, led by a guide who tells them what to do and what not to do. They would be uncomfortable with Meister Eckhart—a Christian mystic from the century of Rumi and Francis of Assisi—who said to “take leave of God for the sake of God.” These fresh, stunning renderings of his writings in poetic form bring life to one of the great spiritual voices of any age. They reveal what it means to love God and find meaning in darkness. In a culture that craved light—and what culture does not?— Eckhart dared to imagine that the darkness is what matters most. Jon M. Sweeney is an independent scholar, critic, and writer. Several of his books have become History Book Club, BOMC, Crossings Book Club, and QPB selections. He served as an editor at Jewish Lights and Paraclete Press and is currently the editorial director at Franciscan Media. Mark S. Burrows is a poet, translator, and professor of religion and literature at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences in Bochum, Germany. His poetry has appeared in Poetry, The Cortland Review, Southern Quarterly, Weavings, and a number of other periodicals. ********************************************* For more information about BITEradio products and services visit: http://www.biteradio.me/index.html

Our guest Jon M. Sweeney returns to our show to talk about his recent book, Teresa of Calcutta: Dark Night, Active Love. This biography shows Mother Teresa as the first great saint of television. Presented in three parts, this biography looks at the preparation, the call, and the legacy of the extraordinary woman whom Pope Francis named Saint Teresa of Calcutta in 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#BuddyRead! We had a fun time talking with our Mystery Man, JOHN VALERI, about Agatha Christie's DEATH ON THE NILE, both her novel and Kenneth Branagh's new adaptation. Spoiler alert: mixed reviews. Other books we read and discuss in this episode did not have mixed reviews. We both had some good reads! THOMAS MERTON: An Introduction to His Life, Teachings, and Practices by Jon M. Sweeney (audio) THE YEAR OF THE HORSES by Courtney Maum EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM WILL SOMEDAY BE DEAD by Emily Austin MARRYING THE KETCHUPS by Jennifer Close LUCKY GIRL, HOW I BECAME A HORROR WRITER: A KRAMPUS STORY by M. Rickert PYTHON FOR EVERYBODY by Charles Severence We also had some outstanding #biblioadventures both online and in person. We especially enjoyed celebrating Independent Bookstore Day close to home at Breakwater Books and Syd's Book Shack. What are we reading now? Several things, including the current Book Cougars readalong book, TWO OLD WOMEN by Velma Wallis. We hope you enjoy! And if you do enjoy, please consider leaving a review wherever you listen to us. Reviews can help other listeners find the podcast. Thanks!

Mike Murphy is back on the podcast as we talk through his Rumblings of last week and provide commentary on them. I read a Meister Eckhart poem from Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart by Jon M. Sweeney which gives a nice bookend to our conversation. We also mentioned Daniel Hill's book,... The post Mike Murphy – episode 292 appeared first on Anita Lustrea.

Jon M. Sweeney joins me on this episode of Faith Conversations as we kick off our new season! He is an independent scholar an an award-winning writer. Jon is author of more than forty books and we talk about his latest, Thomas Merton: An Introduction to His Life, Teachings, and Practices. This... The post Jon Sweeney-episode 286 appeared first on Anita Lustrea.

Jon M. Sweeney is an author of popular history, spirituality, biography, poetry, fiction for young readers, and memoir. His most frequent subjects are Catholic, particularly St. Francis of Assisi, about whom Sweeney has written The St. Francis Prayer Book, Francis of Assisi in His Own Words, When Saint Francis Saved the Church, The Complete Francis of Assisi, and The Enthusiast, a biography that Richard Rohr calls "An immense and important contribution to our understanding of the great saint." HBO optioned the film rights to The Pope Who Quit, Sweeney's historical retelling of the 13th century Pope Celestine V, who was the first pope to ever willingly resign the position. More recently, a series of young reader fiction, The Pope's Cat, was begun, the first of which published on March 1, 2018, before the fifth anniversary of the papacy of Pope Francis. He has also written a biography of the popular and controversial Jesuit, James Martin. Sweeney has been interviewed on CBS News, WGN-TV, Fox News, and WTTW's Chicago Tonight. He appeared on CBS Sunday Morning to talk about Saint Patrick on March 17, 2013. He is an independent scholar who lectures frequently and leads retreats. Sweeney is also the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief at Paraclete Press of Brewster, Massachusetts.

This week Olivia & Faith bring you a chit-chat, banter-style podcast as they drive home from a hike in New Hampshire. Listen for some silly stories, topics from Twitter, things they've been loving, and other randomness. Links: -Critical Hours by Sandy Stott - https://www.upne.com/1512600407.html -St. Francis of Assisi In His Own Words by Jon M. Sweeney - https://paracletepress.com/products/francis-of-assisi-in-his-own-words-second-edition -Dietitian Anna #inaccessibleviews - https://www.instagram.com/dietitiananna/?hl=en -Be sure to look up Health At Every Size (HAES) and a good person to follow and learn from is @theshirarose - https://www.instagram.com/theshirarose/?hl=en -grexly.com -oliviaroseart.com -refugecatholic.org

On this week's show, we talk popes, cats, and storytelling with Jon M. Sweeney, creator of the wonderful series "The Pope's Cat" from Paraclete Press. We virtually travel to Italy as we chat about his latest book Margaret and the Pope Go to Assisi.About Jon M. SweeneyJon M. Sweeney is one of religion’s most respected and award-winning authors. He’s been interviewed in print by a wide range of publications from the Dallas Morning News to The Irish Catholic, and on television for CBS Saturday Morning and Fox News. His 2012 history, The Pope Who Quit, was optioned by HBO. He’s also the author of thirty-plus other books including a new biography, James Martin, SJ: In the Company of Jesus; The Pope’s Cat fiction series for children; St. Francis of Assisi: His Life, Teachings, and Practices, with a foreword by Richard Rohr, new from St. Martin’s Press; A Course in Christian Mysticism by Thomas Merton; and Meister Eckhart’s Book of the Heart, with Mark S. Burrows.Jon’s books on Franciscan spirituality have sold more than 200,000 copies. His Francis of Assisi in His Own Words has become a standard text on many university and seminary campuses. Jon speaks regularly at literary and religious conferences, retreat centers, and churches. He is Catholic, married to a rabbi; their interfaith marriage has been profiled in national media. He writes often for America: The Jesuit Review in the US, and The Tablet in the UK, and is active on social media (Twitter @jonmsweeney; Facebook jonmsweeney). He’s also the publisher at Paraclete Press in Massachusetts and lives in Milwaukee with his wife and daughters. He also has two grown children.About "Margaret and the Pope Go to Assisi"Margaret and the Pope Go to Assisi is the fourth book in a still-new fiction series for kids (mostly Catholic kids), about a stray cat that is brought inside the Vatican, and who then helps show kids what Popes do all day long!Learn more about The Pope's Cat at Paraclete PressCheck out books by Lisa Hendey at Amazon and find all of our book and movie suggestions at Lisa's Amazon Influencer list. For Lisa's speaking schedule visit www.LisaHendey.com. Send your feedback to lisahendey@gmail.com or connect with Lisa on social media @LisaHendey.

*Bonus episode: Sharing some personal news and a health update. Plus, a conversation with Jon M. Sweeney about his book The Enthusiast: How the Best Friend of Francis of Assisi Almost Destroyed What He Started. This is a riveting story that would make an excellent book club/summer read! Plus, an interview with Ms. Wheelchair Michigan USA, Dr. Kimberly Kennedy. Inspiring words from Dr. Kennedy about finding humor and hope in the valley. Click here to become a Podbean Patron. Thank you so much for your support! Click here to order The Enthusiast by Jon M. Sweeney. Click here to join us on pilgrimage! Click here for Coolibar SPF clothing. Click here for more information about the Ladies' Day Out. E-mail: feedback@goodthingsradio.com Sign up for our newsletter, here. Voxer:brooketaylor1

Writing is part of so many people’s faith journey. They find a deep connection to God with words. In this episode of GodPods we want to develop this more with our guest Jon M. Sweeney and see how his writing life has helped him connect with God in a very powerful way. Jon is a scholar and author of 30 books on popular history and spirituality. Many of his books are about Francis of Assisi, most recently he has a new series of fiction for young readers, The Pope’s Cat.  Jon’s faith journey has included two decades spent as an involved evangelical, followed by two decades as an active Episcopalian, and on the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi in 2009 he was received into the Catholic Church. Today, he is a practicing Catholic who also prays regularly with his wife, a congregational rabbi. Jon is the father of four and lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He works in book publishing and he is the Publisher and Editor and Chief of Paraclete Press.