Seasons of Faith:Religious and Spiritual Poetry

Seasons of Faith has 5 ratings and 2 reviews. Peter said: The book of poetry by Peter Menkin, Obl Cam OSB, titled, “Seasons of Faith: Religious & Spiritu.
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Write a customer review. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. The work on preparing the manuscript began in March, and the work was published by Xlibris June 6, Juliana Jensen, a friend from Church, was editorial consultant. We met at the local Starbuck's a number of times to decide what poems to use, and their sequence in the book. She was wonderfully helpful. Most of the poetry in the book, "Seasons of Faith," was written around to , with some poems of contemporary writing.

We decided to start the book with a direct, feet on the ground, "secular" poem that indicates a meditative, even contemplative experience. It is local in locale, at the beach in a popular Marin County location at evening time. Though I have many poems written, given the time with which the poetry writing spans, there is much to do and I remain inspired to continue the work. Some poems have been revised over a period of years, and as one poet said, We live with a poem and its themes in our hearts and minds sometimes for years before finishing the individual work.

That is so true for me. Here is some text from the Public Relations announcement written by the publisher Xlibris, with the hopes people will find "Seasons of Faith: I believe it makes a good gift book. It is a pretty book, and the inside type attractive, too. Editors at the publlisher helped with the typographical design and layout, though some seminal concept for the cover design was made by Church friend Bill Reiser, a professional designer. Sally Brower took the cover picture, and it is a live photograph--not enhanced by photoshop.

I think the colors are terrificly attractive. Here is that text from the Press Release: This was an art of wisdom often chosen by the mystics of the West and popularized by the hymnodists. In this sense, poetry -- and particularly Christian poetry -- continues to offer a counterpoint to the dry, wordy explanation that often stupefies the human spirit more than it edifies.

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Religious and Spiritual Poetry. In this collection of contemplative poems, readers will uncover a very old challenge to the people in the 21st century - a challenge not unlike that penned by some favorite Anglican poets across the ages. Through this moving and distinctive original poems, some from contemporary work that also depict the poet's colorful character, they will find a blend of humor, personality, poignancy, spiritual reflection, and popular culture. Religious and Spiritual Poetry captures readers' senses and give them a reflective experience - allowing them to boost their spirit and inspire them to live a meaningful life.

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Brother Menkin's book of spiritual poetry has something for anyone seeking to add a new component to their contemplative practices, or just for a pick-me-up, or something to get you through a busy day. He was very dear to me, and through the years became a man and Priest I came not only to admire, but also love in Christ.


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Spirituality and all that Jazz, a statement by Peter Menkin. Benedict, I want to write a short introduction on what is the basis of my theme for the use of the book: Then to discuss the work as I see it as a contribution to ones own life of living in the world. Cyprian 'the waters of baptism'. Cyprian There are two texts about the Baptism of the Lord that I love to quote.

The first one is this: The voice of God the Father made itself heard over Christ at the moment of his Baptism so as to reach humanity on earth by means of him and in him: Now if I had read that out of.

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