Brother David: Articles

The following is a letter Br. David wrote to his Benedictine brothers in April 2020…

It takes practice to achieve gratefulness. Here Br. David shares a playful practice using each…

An interview with Brother David Steindl-Rast, Benedictine monk, author, and leading figure in the worldwide…

Br. David Steindl-Rast explores becoming human as a process, misunderstandings around the words “God,” “Faith,”…

More than 30 years old, this interview about mysticism and social action is surprising in…

As a universal phenomenon, accessible to young and old, gratefulness connects each person to all…

Originally featured in Spirituality and Health magazine in 2002, this article by Br. David continues…

The countless hands in my imagination stand for the patience, the pride, the dedication of…

The role of the monks is to be the pikes in the carp pond of…

Beloved by many, it is used for daily meditation by individuals and groups, in schools,…

A detailed account of a conversation about “Everyday Mysticism” that took place in San Francisco…

“What he set in motion singlehandedly has become a worldwide groundswell of gratitude that keeps…

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

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

An exploration of awe — that inexplicable fusion of fear and fascination — through poetry…

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

What happens at the start, in the middle, and at the end when we experience…

What do we need in order to pull ourselves together? Jack Loudon from Parabola magazine…

In 2010, David Steindl-Rast, Essential Writings, one of Orbis Books Series of Modern Spiritual Masters,…

From a child stealing a robin’s egg, to the systemic thievery of governments, theft takes…