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Brother David: Articles

We all need sources of inspiration, provocation, and support to live our best lives. Writing, videos, and audio recordings nourish a commitment to living gratefully. Search here for treasures and draw freely from their gifts…

Books
Looking Back On the Life of Br. Steindl-Rast

By Dana Green

Book Review: As a universal phenomenon, accessible to young and old, gratefulness connects each person…
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Articles
An Ever-New Perspective On Living Gratefully

By Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

The countless hands in my imagination stand for the patience, the pride, the dedication of…
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The Gospel of Gratitude According to Brother David Steindl-Rast

By Rob Sidon

The role of the monks is to be the pikes in the carp pond of…
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About “A Grateful Day”

By The Gratefulness Team

Beloved by many, it is used for daily meditation by individuals and groups, in schools,…
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“Love Your Enemies!” What Does It Mean? Can It Be Done?

By Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom,…
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Everyday Mysticism: A Report

By Kate Olson

A detailed account of a conversation about “Everyday Mysticism” that took place in San Francisco…
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Practices for Grateful Living
The ABCs of Grateful Living: A Practice

By Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

It takes practice to achieve gratefulness. Here Br. David shares a playful practice using each…
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Honoring Peter Stewart, Founder of Thanks-giving Square

By Margaret Wakeley and Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

“What he set in motion singlehandedly has become a worldwide groundswell of gratitude that keeps…
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5 Steps to Finding Your Vocation

By Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

We are like so many different soap bubbles, all filled with one and the same…
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A Basic Human Approach to Happiness

By Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

This three-part article explores the importance of shared values and action at a time when…
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A Deep Bow

By Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

Gratitude as the root of a common religious language.
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A Pledge for Grateful Living

By Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

This powerful pledge fosters the attitudes necessary to bring about a world at peace.
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A Vision for the World

By Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

Br. David writes about how one small illumination of gratitude creates ripples of positive change,…
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About the Heart

By Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

Out-pouring and in-gathering, journey and home, are inseparably united in the dynamic reality of the…
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All in the Same Boat

By Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

More than 20 years old, this interview about mysticism and social action is surprising in…
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A New Reason for Gratitude

By Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

Five simple steps towards gratitude offer us strength even when we’re endangered by violence.
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A Revolution of Authority

By Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

In a fear-inspiring time, many people wonder whom to trust. This interview with Brother David…
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Are You Thankful Or Are You Grateful?

By Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

Losing our life to Life itself is the secret of gratefulness.
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Art and the Sacred

By Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

An exploration of awe — that inexplicable fusion of fear and fascination — through poetry…
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The Artist at the Crux of Community

By Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB

We are “mindful makers,” and within each one of us that realm of the artistic…
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