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.
January 21, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Sometimes you just need to nap in the recycling box. And that's OK.
January 21, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Sometimes you just need to nap in the recycling box. And that's OK.
It can be difficult to get one’s work done.
January 20, 2026 at 6:48 PM
It can be difficult to get one’s work done.
I didn’t watch the inauguration last year on this day. I couldn’t possibly. Made chocolate chip walnut cookies instead. Think it’s time to make them again.
January 20, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I didn’t watch the inauguration last year on this day. I couldn’t possibly. Made chocolate chip walnut cookies instead. Think it’s time to make them again.
I've lent my bit of support to a business - a bookstore of course - participating in the ICE Out of MN protest this Friday, Jan. 23, by closing on strike. I purchased a $72. gift card from Comma Bookshop and will gift it to someone in MN before the end of Tuesday who shares and comments.
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I've lent my bit of support to a business - a bookstore of course - participating in the ICE Out of MN protest this Friday, Jan. 23, by closing on strike. I purchased a $72. gift card from Comma Bookshop and will gift it to someone in MN before the end of Tuesday who shares and comments.
Dr. King, pray for us.
January 18, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Dr. King, pray for us.
A sewn binding from 1908 (see the strings?), still holding on.
January 18, 2026 at 2:56 PM
A sewn binding from 1908 (see the strings?), still holding on.
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.
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.
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”📚🙏
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.
Separating the pages of an uncut book.
January 12, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Separating the pages of an uncut book.
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.’
Mid-winter sunset, winter apple tree
January 8, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Mid-winter sunset, winter apple tree
My book published two days ago. Have you seen it yet? And I’ll be doing a lot of this in the coming weeks.
January 8, 2026 at 3:04 PM
My book published two days ago. Have you seen it yet? And I’ll be doing a lot of this in the coming weeks.
January 4, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Join me in Milwaukee a week from today at the Capuchin Spiritual Center. A day with Saint Francis of Assisi. To rsvp: www.stfrancismil.org/capuchin-spi...
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Join me in Milwaukee a week from today at the Capuchin Spiritual Center. A day with Saint Francis of Assisi. To rsvp: www.stfrancismil.org/capuchin-spi...
I’ve been listening to this album for almost 50 years. Every time I hear ‘Boots of Spanish Leather’ it makes my heart stop for a moment.
January 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I’ve been listening to this album for almost 50 years. Every time I hear ‘Boots of Spanish Leather’ it makes my heart stop for a moment.
We are a little reluctantly back to work today.
January 2, 2026 at 3:34 PM
We are a little reluctantly back to work today.
January 2, 2026 at 10:59 AM
'Todi Umbria,' by contemporary British watercolorist Alan Reed
January 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
'Todi Umbria,' by contemporary British watercolorist Alan Reed