Read. Pray. Write. Spiritual Reading for Modern Life
Read. Pray. Write. Spiritual Reading for Modern Life
Jean P. Kelly is a “lectio divina evangelista” who teaches that a modern approach to an ancient monastic
practice (using art, music, life experience, and books of all types in addition to Scripture as
starting point for prayer) makes meditation accessible to all. The founding philosophy of Read.
Pray. Write. podcast, now in its eighth season, is “If you can read, you can meditate. If you can
write, you can pray.” The show features both audio and video guided meditations featuring
influential faith-forward creatives performing or reading their work. She also interviews these
thought leaders about how their personal spiritual practices inform a life of creativity, humility
and social action.
Past Wild Goose podcast guests and collaborators have included Flamy Grant, Kenneth McIntosh, Jacqui Lewis,
AJ Levine.
Join creatives who offer original artwork, music, and words as starting points for an accessible, updated approach to spiritual reading through guided meditation. Participants will pray through activities such as making a simple song, multimedia collage, blackout poetry, etc., coming to appreciate creativity as both a gift from and to the Great Creator.
Did you know that reading can be prayer? That listening to contemporary music or considering art with openness and intention is a portal of divine union? For nine seasons of Read. Pray. Write. Podcast, lectio divina \evangelista\ and host Jean P. Kelly has brought together a vibrant community of faith-forward creatives who offer their work as texts for an updated approach to Spiritual Reading. Come see a live taping of an episode featuring one of the best-selling authors, filmmakers, musicians attending this year's Goose. Join in a guided meditation as they read or perform, then stay for an inspiring conversation about how reading as prayer informs their life of creativity, humility and social action.
