John O’Donohue focuses on how paying attention to the outer landscape of our world cultivates the inner landscape of our soul.
Arts & Culture
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Review: Paul Lynch’s new novel offers complexity, not certitude
Paul Lynch’s ‘Prophet Song’ was inspired by the Syrian Civil War and the plight of those seeking refuge from the destruction and death occurring in Syria.
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Review: An anthology of Jimmy Breslin, chronicler of New York’s best (and worst)
Some of Jimmy Breslin’s best work has now been collected and edited by one of Breslin’s true heirs, The New York Times correspondent Dan Barry.
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Review: The editor who transformed religious publishing
Stephen Prothero’s enriching book, ‘God the Bestseller,’ takes the reader on a journey through the publisher Eugene Exman’s life and works.
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Novelist Mary Beth Keane finds grace in the ‘achingly ordinary’
Mary Beth Keane has staked her claim as a creator of subtle but poignant storytelling.
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The ghosts of James Joyce in Edward P. Jones’s writing
Both Joyce’s and Jones’s stories move us through tragic epiphanies that leave the soul, pained by paralysis, on the threshold of conversion.
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‘Sober St. Patrick’s Day’: a celebration of Irish culture—minus the alcohol
“Sober St. Patrick’s Day” is set to mark its 13th year of celebrating Irish arts, culture and food—minus the alcohol—following New York’s annual parade for the beloved patron saint of the Irish.
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How dance brings Sufjan Stevens’ music to the next level in ‘Illinoise’
‘Illinoise,’ the new dance-theater piece by choreographer Justin Peck, is as bespoke as Stevens’s carefully composed album.