Eps 193: A Seeker Mentored by Thomas Merton; Guest, Sophfronia Scott

Enjoy my conversation with Sophfronia Scott today as we converse about her book "The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton". This is a enriching and down-to-earth interaction with the private journals of the famous author monk of the mid-20th Century in conversation with Sophfronia's own life and spiritual growth. We also talk about the Lenten online retreat Pilgrimage of Renewal she and writer Lisa Deam are offering and the resources available for anyone interested. This book is our selected reading for MARCH. Sophfronia will join us LIVE for a discussion of her book on Wednesday, April 7th. Come with your questions or just listen in. It is free to attend, but registration is needed. Join us for what will be a wonderful time! https://www.crowdcast.io/e/sophfronia/register Listen now with the AUDIO PLAYER: Some of us have been reading Robert Monson's Devotional together in February. When you post your reflections online uses the hashtag #subvstill (copy available here: https://www.subcultureinc.org/product-page/subversive-stillness-1)  Meet with us for the discussion on Wednesday, March 3 (2021), or watch a replay of our discussion with author Robert J Monson. It is free to attend, but you need to register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/spark-my-muse---book-4/register. My book "The Wild Land Within" will be available wherever book are sold next month! Now you can pre-order it here: tiny.cc/wildland. Or, you can help an independent bookshop by shopping here: http://tiny.cc/wildINDIE  When you support me at Patreon you ease the financial of these weekly episodes and monthly events. As a "thank you" I offer you extras each week and from years of episodes. You get fun things like sneak peeks on some new episodes, posts not made public, updates on projects, and news on my events and book tour with "The Wild Land Within" published with Broadleaf Books. Thank you for coming along! patreon.com/sparkmymuse SparkMyMuse.com contains over 370+ audio episodes, an online store, and resources. Roam around the website and enjoy! Do you make CONTRIBUTIONS? Most everything I create can be enjoyed for little or nothing. People tell me they get excited to give to good work, when they can. Sound like you? Cool. You can pay-what-you'd-like or what you can today to help. It's appreciated. Thank you. • VENMO: venmo.com/lisadelay • PayPal.me/lisacolondelay Listen to a recent episode: • Spark My Muse can thrive when you help in these two ways: 1. Share the program with another person today. 2. Leave a Rating/ Write a Review on iTunes HERE.

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Listen in as your host, Lisa Colón DeLay, engages in meaningful conversation with a diverse selection of best-selling authors, influencers, luminaries, leaders, unique thinkers, spiritual teachers, and ordinary people who lead interesting lives and do good in their part of the world. Soul School episodes are short reflections from the host. Check the audio weekly archives (at sparkmymuse.com) going back to April 2015 to enjoy a range of fascinating themes and distinguished guests like Seth Godin, Mark Nepo, Krista Tippett, Parker J. Palmer, Dr Daniel J. Siegel MD, Fr. James Martin, Omid Safi, Dr Ibram Kendi, AJ Levine, Pádraig Ó Tuama, Dr. Steven Porter, Dr Lerita Coleman Brown, Dr Vinod Goel, Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett, and many others to engage your intellect, spark your inner life, and add fuel to feed your relationships and sustain you for the long term. Supporters keep the program going. Pay-what-you-can and find extras and much more at patreon.com/sparkmymuse Visit the official Spark My Muse website [sparkmymuse.com] to access hundreds of episodes, to visit the Spark Store, to find Courses for deeper insights, or contact the host, teacher, creative director, and spiritual companion Lisa Colón DeLay who is also the author of the celebrated spiritual formation book "The Wild Land Within: Cultivating Wholeness Through Spiritual Practice".