Jon M. Sweeney
@jonmsweeney.bsky.social
Published Jan. ‘26: ‘Experiencing God: 36 Ways according to Saint Francis of Assisi.' Author of others includ ‘The Complete Francis of Assisi’, ‘Meister Eckhart's Book of..’, etc. Vermonter. Catholic married to Recon rabbi.
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EXPERIENCING GOD | Kirkus Reviews
Sweeney surveys the ways in which contemporary readers can experience God through the teachings of Saint Francis of Assisi.
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“A learned, yet profoundly readable, consideration of the continued applicability of the teachings of Saint Francis.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
In the prison of his days / Teach the free man how to praise
W.H. Auden
W.H. Auden
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
In the prison of his days / Teach the free man how to praise
W.H. Auden
W.H. Auden
This is how my new book about Francis of Assisi begins.
January 17, 2026 at 10:41 AM
This is how my new book about Francis of Assisi begins.
Dr. King, from "Where Do We Go from Here?"
Love is ultimately the only answer to [our] problems. And I’m going to talk about it everywhere I go.... And I’m not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love; I’m talking about a strong, demanding love. For I have seen too much hate.
Love is ultimately the only answer to [our] problems. And I’m going to talk about it everywhere I go.... And I’m not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love; I’m talking about a strong, demanding love. For I have seen too much hate.
January 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Dr. King, from "Where Do We Go from Here?"
Love is ultimately the only answer to [our] problems. And I’m going to talk about it everywhere I go.... And I’m not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love; I’m talking about a strong, demanding love. For I have seen too much hate.
Love is ultimately the only answer to [our] problems. And I’m going to talk about it everywhere I go.... And I’m not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love; I’m talking about a strong, demanding love. For I have seen too much hate.
I’m on a bit of a Simenon Maigret kick these days—older English editions preferred. Today’s find is particularly luscious.
#hamishhamilton
#hamishhamilton
January 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I’m on a bit of a Simenon Maigret kick these days—older English editions preferred. Today’s find is particularly luscious.
#hamishhamilton
#hamishhamilton
A managing editor's nightmare.
George Moore, in 1920, rewriting his novel, Heloise and Abelard, at galley stage.
George Moore, in 1920, rewriting his novel, Heloise and Abelard, at galley stage.
January 16, 2026 at 3:41 PM
A managing editor's nightmare.
George Moore, in 1920, rewriting his novel, Heloise and Abelard, at galley stage.
George Moore, in 1920, rewriting his novel, Heloise and Abelard, at galley stage.
Candidates to lead Vermont National Guard say they’d resign if facing unlawful order vtdigger.org/2026/01/15/c...
Candidates to lead Vermont National Guard say they’d resign if facing unlawful order - VTDigger
Deputy Adjutant General Henry “Hank” Harder and Col. Roger “Brent” Zeigler are running for the post as some guard members are deployed under a controversial Trump administration directive.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Candidates to lead Vermont National Guard say they’d resign if facing unlawful order vtdigger.org/2026/01/15/c...
St. Benedict writes in his Rule that the abbot should say the Lord's Prayer aloud at Compline so that the monks will hear "Forgive us as we forgive others" and will reconcile with anyone as necessary before sundown.
January 16, 2026 at 1:56 PM
St. Benedict writes in his Rule that the abbot should say the Lord's Prayer aloud at Compline so that the monks will hear "Forgive us as we forgive others" and will reconcile with anyone as necessary before sundown.
More a ditty than a poem:
"Priorities"
Does it say somewhere
Didn't someone
How can it not be
Was it John or Peter or Mary
said hold on
wait a minute Jesus
while I jot that down?
"Priorities"
Does it say somewhere
Didn't someone
How can it not be
Was it John or Peter or Mary
said hold on
wait a minute Jesus
while I jot that down?
January 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
More a ditty than a poem:
"Priorities"
Does it say somewhere
Didn't someone
How can it not be
Was it John or Peter or Mary
said hold on
wait a minute Jesus
while I jot that down?
"Priorities"
Does it say somewhere
Didn't someone
How can it not be
Was it John or Peter or Mary
said hold on
wait a minute Jesus
while I jot that down?
I ain’t blind and I don’t like what I think I see.
Doobie Brothers
Doobie Brothers
January 16, 2026 at 1:08 AM
I ain’t blind and I don’t like what I think I see.
Doobie Brothers
Doobie Brothers
Meister Eckhart in a nutshell.
From “Meister Eckhart’s Book of the Heart”📚🙏
From “Meister Eckhart’s Book of the Heart”📚🙏
January 15, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Meister Eckhart in a nutshell.
From “Meister Eckhart’s Book of the Heart”📚🙏
From “Meister Eckhart’s Book of the Heart”📚🙏
Reposted by Jon M. Sweeney
My mantra these days.
“If you can’t pray, at least say your prayers.” George Bernanos
“If you can’t pray, at least say your prayers.” George Bernanos
November 10, 2024 at 6:17 PM
My mantra these days.
“If you can’t pray, at least say your prayers.” George Bernanos
“If you can’t pray, at least say your prayers.” George Bernanos
1940s Penguin Classics. Red covers were for Travel & Adventure. Dark blue for Biography & Memoir.
January 14, 2026 at 12:34 PM
1940s Penguin Classics. Red covers were for Travel & Adventure. Dark blue for Biography & Memoir.
Not easy. From “Meister Eckhart’s Book of the Heart”
January 14, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Not easy. From “Meister Eckhart’s Book of the Heart”
Reading Nishida.
January 14, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Reading Nishida.
Beautiful old Portuguese saint card. St. Francis, pray for us.
January 13, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Beautiful old Portuguese saint card. St. Francis, pray for us.
Here's my review of the final memoir of Arthur Waskow, z"l, published today.
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www.spiritualityandpractice.com/book-reviews...
Tales of Spirit Rising and Sometimes Falling by Arthur Ocean Waskow | Review | Spirituality & Practice
A singular Jewish leader’s seven decades of fighting for justice.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Here's my review of the final memoir of Arthur Waskow, z"l, published today.
www.spiritualityandpractice.com/book-reviews...
www.spiritualityandpractice.com/book-reviews...
I’m looking forward to this at Boston College. Free to register, anyone can join. events.bc.edu/event/experi...
"Experiencing God" with author Jon Sweeney | Faith Feeds Book Club
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January 13, 2026 at 10:59 AM
I’m looking forward to this at Boston College. Free to register, anyone can join. events.bc.edu/event/experi...
My daughter, at 4: "Pretend that I'm Cinderella and you're my dad, and you're dead."
January 13, 2026 at 9:23 AM
My daughter, at 4: "Pretend that I'm Cinderella and you're my dad, and you're dead."
I'm sitting at JFK waiting for a connecting flight home. Right across from me is a guy davenning wrapped in tefillin, and two women in full burkas just stopped to sit, holding the hands of their children. Beautiful, all.
January 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I'm sitting at JFK waiting for a connecting flight home. Right across from me is a guy davenning wrapped in tefillin, and two women in full burkas just stopped to sit, holding the hands of their children. Beautiful, all.
Separating the pages of an uncut book.
January 12, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Separating the pages of an uncut book.
Thomas Hardy died on this day in 1928. They removed his heart and buried it in his dead wife's crypt before cremating the rest of his body. How romantic!
January 10, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Thomas Hardy died on this day in 1928. They removed his heart and buried it in his dead wife's crypt before cremating the rest of his body. How romantic!
I think of God, and I moan. Ps. 77
January 10, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I think of God, and I moan. Ps. 77
Such a beautiful crowd of people tonight at @boswellbooks.bsky.social to talk about Francis of Assisi and ‘Experiencing God.’
January 10, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Such a beautiful crowd of people tonight at @boswellbooks.bsky.social to talk about Francis of Assisi and ‘Experiencing God.’
Don’t forget about Mother Ann Lee. My review of a new edition of a classic biography, here. www.spiritualityandpractice.com/book-reviews...
Mother Ann Lee by Nardi Reeder Campion | Review | Spirituality & Practice
The life of an extraordinary, largely forgotten, religious woman.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Don’t forget about Mother Ann Lee. My review of a new edition of a classic biography, here. www.spiritualityandpractice.com/book-reviews...
I’ll always remember visiting my daughter’s 2nd grade chess class and seeing her coach give a lesson. “Chase that rook with your pawn! This is just like life! Be courageous!” It was fabulous.
January 9, 2026 at 7:17 AM
I’ll always remember visiting my daughter’s 2nd grade chess class and seeing her coach give a lesson. “Chase that rook with your pawn! This is just like life! Be courageous!” It was fabulous.