Practice Not Perfect

About Practice Not Perfect

A podcast exploring Spiritual Practice in the Christian Tradition, interviewing contemplatives, mystics, activists, and other practitioners about how they practice their faith.

Publisher

James Matichuk

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Sept 2022

Latest episode

6 Apr 2024

Latest episodes

16 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Apr 2024

   A Fireside Chat with Roger Wolsey.

   I sat down with Roger Wolsey to discuss his book Discovering Fire: Spiritual Practices that Transform Lives. Roger is a spiritual director, pastor, speaker and blogger. He is well known in progressive Christian circles as the author of Kissing Fish: Christianity for People Who Don't Like Christianity. His latest book explores spiritual practices that have nurtured and aided Roger in his own journey from woundedness to wholeness. Some of these practices come to us from the Christian Tradition; some of them are practiced by the Spiritual-but-Not-Religious set and yet are a resource that Christians and other spiritual travelers can all draw on for their own journey to wholeness. If you would like to check out Roger's work, you can find him on his Facebook Author page (https://www.facebook.com/RogerWolseySoulCoach), his Kissing Fish Book (https://www.facebook.com/KissingFishBook) Facebook page, at RogerWolsey.com (https://www.rogerwolsey.com/) or on his blog at Patheos, Holy Kiss (https://www.patheos.com/blogs/rogerwolsey/): https://www.facebook.com/RogerWolseySoulCoach (https://www.facebook.com/RogerWolseySoulCoach) https://www.facebook.com/KissingFishBook  (https://www.facebook.com/KissingFishBook) https://www.rogerwolsey.com/ (https://www.rogerwolsey.com/) https://www.patheos.com/blogs/rogerwolsey/ (https://www.patheos.com/blogs/rogerwolsey/) If you would like to purchase Discovering Fire, you can find it on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Fire-Spiritual-Practices-Transform/dp/B0BZ9V9V8H) and Audible: https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Fire-Spiritual-Practices-Transform/dp/B0BZ9V9V8H (https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Fire-Spiritual-Practices-Transform/dp/B0BZ9V9V8H) https://www.audible.com/pd/Discovering-Fire-Audiobook/B0CPTHKW8Q?qid=1712382762&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=HYD4Z70JK1CZY7NPC01S&pageLoadId=PHcJynqUsVFdAgx1&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c (https://www.audible.com/pd/Discovering-Fire-Audiobook/B0CPTHKW8Q?qid=1712382762&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=HYD4Z70JK1CZY7NPC01S&pageLoadId=PHcJynqUsVFdAgx1&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c)

2. 

   12 Mar 2024

   Praying with Saint Patrick: a conversation with Aaron Burns and Matt Mikalatos on their new book

   I got to talk with Aaron Burns and Matt Mikalatos about their new book, Praying with Saint Patrick: Prayers and Devotions Inspired by the Irish Hero of the Faith. Aaron is a filmmaker (producer, director, screenwriter) and Matt is an author, screenwriter and speaker (and my first repeat guest!).  The two of them previously collaborated in writing the screenplay for Legacy Peak (2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21104674/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2). In this project they explored the life and writings of Saint Patrick, and they have produced this little devotional/prayer book which invites us to pray along with Patrick's Story. You can order their book from the Publisher here: https://www.tyndale.com/p/praying-with-saint-patrick/9781496446756 (https://www.tyndale.com/p/praying-with-saint-patrick/9781496446756) from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Praying-Saint-Patrick-Devotions-Inspired/dp/1496446755/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y25YYFln7wn1tu7K749l71NE-ukJR8EYbt0grGnHSpLWl2sv3NqEpAyftbxjX14V-CYAoIjlX2qwssl0fZR049jHYkR9ahZnkqx5EiZRxEjOo7Fiw860sxRXBtLVj0GVX3uikeWiEB7Kv7MTmUzInzL-bJOADd6URpKbMr7veS2CShopRLuY6ypFIA5q9alg_SMYXlGVu6zXkredVn1ktmP-hT81tVUzh9r1oh-PWAw.YRGUag2E2ihG8CiONXHgQvl8Js5fyXHNBriaKVbV_ns&dib_tag=se&keywords=praying+with+saint+patrick&qid=1710224264&sr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/Praying-Saint-Patrick-Devotions-Inspired/dp/1496446755/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y25YYFln7wn1tu7K749l71NE-ukJR8EYbt0grGnHSpLWl2sv3NqEpAyftbxjX14V-CYAoIjlX2qwssl0fZR049jHYkR9ahZnkqx5EiZRxEjOo7Fiw860sxRXBtLVj0GVX3uikeWiEB7Kv7MTmUzInzL-bJOADd6URpKbMr7veS2CShopRLuY6ypFIA5q9alg_SMYXlGVu6zXkredVn1ktmP-hT81tVUzh9r1oh-PWAw.YRGUag2E2ihG8CiONXHgQvl8Js5fyXHNBriaKVbV_ns&dib_tag=se&keywords=praying+with+saint+patrick&qid=1710224264&sr=8-1) Or from your local bookstore. You can follow Matt Mikalatos on social media here: https://www.threads.net/@mattmikalatos (https://www.threads.net/@mattmikalatos) https://twitter.com/mattmikalatos (https://twitter.com/mattmikalatos) https://www.instagram.com/mattmikalatos (https://www.instagram.com/mattmikalatos) https://www.facebook.com/matthew.mikalatos (https://www.facebook.com/matthew.mikalatos) And you can find Aaron Burn's website: Burns & Co at https://burnsco.us/ (https://burnsco.us/) or his company's Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/burnscoproductions (https://www.facebook.com/burnscoproductions)

3. 

   4 Mar 2024

   Embodied Presence: a conversation about embodiment with Ashe Van Steenwyk

   I got to sit down with Maki Ash Van Steenwyk (She/They) to discuss the role that embodiment plays in spirituality, activism, in our mutual belonging, and in the ways, we navigate the world. If you want to connect with Ashe in her work, head on over to Center for Prophetic Imagination website: https://propheticimagination.org/ (https://propheticimagination.org/) Or you can also follow the Center for Prophetic Imagination on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/propheticimagination (https://www.facebook.com/propheticimagination) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/propheticimagination/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/propheticimagination/?hl=en) Threads: https://www.threads.net/@propheticimagination?hl=en (https://www.threads.net/@propheticimagination?hl=en) If you are interested in checking out books that Ashe has written here isa linked to some of the books she has written or contributed t(pay no attention that this is Amazon, and find these books elsewhere): https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mark-Van-Steenwyk/author/B002BMN6IS?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1709538273&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mark-Van-Steenwyk/author/B002BMN6IS?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1709538273&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true)

4. 

   26 Feb 2024

   “Voices of Resurrection: Exploring Romero’s Easter Letter” a conversation with Julio Hernandez

   Julio Hernandez is a pastor and activist here in the US, but his family heritage is Salvadorian. We got together to discuss the legacy and witness of Archbishop Óscar Romero and the first of his Pastoral Letters, The Easter Church, written on Easter Sunday, April 10, 1977. If you are interested in learning more about Saint Óscar Romero, you can find links to his writings (including the pastoral letters) at the Archbishop Romero Trust: http://www.romerotrust.org.uk/ (http://www.romerotrust.org.uk/)

5. 

   13 Feb 2024

   How to Practice Lent: a conversation with Christine Sine

   I got to chat with Christine Sine—author, activist, gardener, contemplative, spiritual director and "liturgical rebel—about what Lent is and how we can practice it. What I loved about this conversation was how passionate and insightful Christine is. And I learned a lot. Did you know that Lent was in the hunger time in the Northern Hemisphere, so the practice of giving stuff up, was away for more well-off Christians to identify with the suffering poor who struggled through these winter months? I know you are going to find this conversation enlightening and encouraging as you seek to practice your way through the Lenten season. If you want to catch up with what Christine Sine's work you can follow her on her website: https://godspacelight.com/ (https://godspacelight.com/). Purchase her books @ https://www.amazon.com/stores/Christine-Sine/author/B00BL4EC3A?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1707821520&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Christine-Sine/author/B00BL4EC3A?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1707821520&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true) or follow her on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/christine.sine)or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/christine.sine/) Look for her podcast: Liturgical Rebels (Coming Soon!)

6. 

   17 Jan 2024

   Between the Listening and the Telling and a Long Delay: a conversation with Mark Yaconelli

   Mark Yaconelli wrote  (https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/productgroup/2046/Between-the-Listening-and-the-Telling)Between the Listening and the Telling (https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/productgroup/2046/Between-the-Listening-and-the-Telling) in 2022. We had a great conversation about it then, and after a long delay I present it to you for your listening pleasure. Mark reminds us of the hunger in each of us to connect, to be heard, to be understood. You will want to listen to this! You can order Mark's book from Broadleaf Books: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/productgroup/2046/Between-the-Listening-and-the-Telling (https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/productgroup/2046/Between-the-Listening-and-the-Telling) And catch up with his work as a story-catcher, and teacher of story-craft through his non-profit, The Hearth: https://www.thehearthcommunity.com (https://www.the)

7. 

   11 Jan 2024

   How to Practice Discernment: a conversation with Adam Shields

   Adam Shields is a book blogger (at Bookwi.se (http://Bookwi.se)) and a spiritual director (at aspiritualdirector.com (http://aspiritualdirector.com)). In this episode we discuss the nature of Spiritual Discernment, what it is, why it is an important part of Christian Spirituality, and what are some misunderstands, obstacles and limitations to discernment. You can catch up with Adam on his blog or on his socials. His handle is AdamRShields, and he is most active on Twitter (https://twitter.com/adamrshields) and Threads (https://www.threads.net/@adamrshields). Some books and resources discussed in the Podcast: Anderson, Hanna, All That’s Good (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38141077-all-that-s-good?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=XMuSdoY3WY&rank=2). Chicago, Moody, 2018. Anderson, Laura, When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/141390706-when-religion-hurts-you?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=SDY9nViJSD&rank=1). Grand Rapids, Brazos Press, 2023. Beck, Richard, Hunting Magic Eels: Recovering an Enchanted Faith in a Skeptical Age. Minneapolis, Broadleaf, 2021. Brooks, David “David Brooks on How to Know A Person” The Russel Moore Show,  produced by Russell Moore, January 3, 2024, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/david-brooks-on-how-to-know-a-person/id1074011166?i=1000640420856 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/david-brooks-on-how-to-know-a-person/id1074011166?i=1000640420856) Gallagher, Timothy, OVM, The Discernment of Spirits: an Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/432728.The_Discernment_of_Spirits?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=pbqzQ6NvtM&rank=1). New York, Crossroad, 2005. Graves, Marlena, Bearing God: Living a Christ-Formed Life in Uncharted Waters (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179492970-bearing-god?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=VI84DpSLrc&rank=3). Colorado Springs, NavPress, 2023. Howatch, Susan (Starbridge Series, various (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079VX6BK3)) Ignatius of Loyola, Personal Writings (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127066004-personal-writings-by-saint-ignatius-of-loyola?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=36skZVb90e&rank=1). New York, Penguin, 1996. MacIntyre, Alasdair, After Virtue. (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332138.After_Virtue?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=6IuObwODJK&rank=1) South Bend, University of Notre Dame Press, 1981. Martin, James, SJ. Becoming Who You Are: Insights on the True Self from Thomas Merton and Other Saints (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/541479.Becoming_Who_You_Are?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=2pOk9ZkK8e&rank=1). Mahwah, Paulist Press. 2006. McConnaughey, Janyne, Trauma in the Pews: the Impact on Faith and Spiritual Practices. (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62065844-trauma-in-the-pews?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=OOX90qb0BQ&rank=1) Glendora, Berry Powell Press, 2022. Winner, Lauren, The Dangers of Christian Practice: On Wayward Gifts, Characteristic Damage and Sin (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39096895-the-dangers-of-christian-practice?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_32). New Haven, Yale University Press

8. 

   20 Dec 2023

   The Art of Hope & Resistance in an Age of Empire: a Conversation with Jackie Allen-Ducot

   Jackie Allen-Ducot is a spiritual director, a member and cofounder of the Hartford Catholic Worker (HartfordCatholicWorker.org (https://www.hartfordcatholicworker.org/)), and an artist. We got together to talk about hope, activism and art, and how both protest and art looks at the grim realities of our present world and helps us imagine what it would be like to inhabit a different world.

9. 

   1 Dec 2023

   The Podcast You’ve Been Waiting For: a conversation with Stacey Gleddiesmith about Advent waiting

   One of my favorite seasons in the church year is this season before Christmas (beginning Sunday Dec. 3 this year) where we prepare our hearts for Christmas and the coming of Christ. I sat down to talk to Stacey Gleddiesmith, Director of Worship Arts at Columbia Bible College, in Abbotsford, BC to discuss what Advent is and how we may practice it. You can connect with Stacey through her faculty page at Columbia Bible College: https://columbiabc.edu/instructor/stacey-gleddiesmith/ (https://columbiabc.edu/instructor/stacey-gleddiesmith/) or her blog: https://thinkingworship.com/ (https://thinkingworship.com/)

10. 

    16 Nov 2023

    It’s Zac Cannon Day!

    I got to sit down with author, pastor, spiritual director Zac Cannon to discuss his creative process and the ways spiritual direction and spiritual practices have enabled to be more present in his vocation as writer and as a creative. Zac is a good friend and we got to hang out together as part of a Spiritual Direction program we both attended. You can pick up his novella, Sunflower (https://www.amazon.com/Sunflower-Zac-Cannon-ebook/dp/B0B8JZZH3Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Z9311LTDWQ9I&keywords=zac+cannon&qid=1700175757&sprefix=zac+can%2Caps%2C955&sr=8-1), on Amazon; https://www.amazon.com/Sunflower-Zac-Cannon-ebook/dp/B0B8JZZH3Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Z9311LTDWQ9I&keywords=zac+cannon&qid=1700175757&sprefix=zac+can%2Caps%2C955&sr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/Sunflower-Zac-Cannon-ebook/dp/B0B8JZZH3Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Z9311LTDWQ9I&keywords=zac+cannon&qid=1700175757&sprefix=zac+can%2Caps%2C955&sr=8-1) and the Scifi anthology, Augmented, Vol 1. (Quoir Publishing) (https://quoir.com/books/augmented/) edited by Keith Giles and Matthew Distefano: https://www.amazon.com/Augmented-Science-Fiction-Anthology-Vol-ebook/dp/B0CKZXXTMN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=113G5GCA51WQ4&keywords=augmented+keith+giles&qid=1700176051&sprefix=augmented+keith+giles%2Caps%2C246&sr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/Augmented-Science-Fiction-Anthology-Vol-ebook/dp/B0CKZXXTMN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=113G5GCA51WQ4&keywords=augmented+keith+giles&qid=1700176051&sprefix=augmented+keith+giles%2Caps%2C246&sr=8-1) Zac's website is: www.withwanderingawe.com (http://withwanderawe.com)

11. 

    24 Oct 2023

    Rebels, Despots & Saints, oh myyy! A conversation with Sandhya Rani Jha

    Who are our ancestors and why does that matter? Why do we tell certain family stories and not other ones? Are there ancestors we need to hear from or ones we need to heal from? I got to sit down with Sandhya Rani Jha (https://chalicepress.com/pages/jha-sandhya-rani) (They/Them) to discuss their new book, Rebels, Despots, and Saints: The Ancestors Who Free Us & The Ancestors We Need to Free (https://chalicepress.com/products/rebels-despots-saints) and the ways we can engage our ancestors meaningfully:

12. 

    16 Oct 2023

    Creating a Life with God: a conversation with Dan Wolpert about contemplative prayer practices

    I caught up with Dan Wolpert to discuss with him the new edition fo his first book, Creating a Life with God: The Call of Ancient Prayer Practice (https://upperroombooks.com/book/creating-a-life-with-god-2/)s which Upper Room Books (https://upperroombooks.com/) recently re-released as a 20th Anniversary Revised Edition. Daniel Wolpert is the cofounder of the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing (http://micahprays.org) (MICAH). He worked as a research scientist, psychologist, spiritual director, farmer, teacher, and construction worker before earning his Master of Divinity degree at San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS). Over the past forty years he has taught in the fields of psychology and spiritual formation. He is also the author of Leading a Life with God: The Practice of Spiritual Leadership and Creation’s Wisdom: Spiritual Practice and Climate Change.

13. 

    11 Oct 2023

    Loving Disagreement a conversation with Kathy Khang and Matt Mikalatos

    I had a chance to sit down with Kathy Khang and Matt Mikalatos to discuss their new book, Loving Disagreement: Fighting for Community Through the Fruit of the Spirit. While fighting, dissension, and disagreement are commonplace. in today's world, many of us run from conflict. Others of us, dig our heels and get ready to fight. Mikalatos and Khang explore a way to create a spacious, loving place, which makes room at the table, even for those we disagree with. Using the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) they give us a way to engage our differences with love. Kathy Khang is a writer, speaker, and yoga teacher. Her journey began in childhood diaries and journals, moved into newsrooms and then turned toward writing. She is a contributing author of More than Serving Tea and the author of Raise Your Voice. Matt Mikalatos is an author, screenwriter, and speaker. He is the author of Journey to Love and the YA fantasy series The Sunlit Lands. He has written for Today.com, TIME Magazine, Relevant, Nature, Writer's Digest, and Daily Science Fiction, among others.

14. 

    6 Oct 2022

    The Making of a Mystic: a conversation with Kevin Sweeney the author of a making of a mystic

    I sat down and had a conversation with Kevin Sweeney. He is the author of  The Making of a Mystic: My Journey with Mushrooms, My Life as a Pastor, and Why It's Okay for Everyone to Relax.  (https://www.amazon.com/Making-Mystic-Journey-Mushrooms-Everyone-ebook/dp/B0B197FXXN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15FI3BSQ3E9R7&keywords=the+making+of+a+mystic&qid=1665032145&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjI3IiwicXNhIjoiMC4zMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuNjIifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=the+making+of+a+mystic%2Caps%2C219&sr=8-1)We talked about what a mystic is and what it means to pursue a direct relationship with the divine, what it means to die, and how to live You can catch up with Kevin Sweeney on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinsweeney1/ (https://www.instagram.com/kevinsweeney1/) and order his book wherever books are sold or follow along on his podcast "The Church needs Therapy (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-church-needs-therapy/id1525310667)"

15. 

    14 Sept 2022

    Practice of the Presence with Carmen Acevedo Butcher

    I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Carmen Acevedo Butcher about her new translation of Brother Lawrence's Practice of the Presence from Broadleaf books (https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/productgroup/2049/Practice-of-the-Presence). You can find out more about Carmen or order her books from her website - CarmenButcher.com (https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/productgroup/2049/Practice-of-the-Presence) The music on this podcast was Lawrence Grey's Laundromatted (CC BY 3.0) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lawrence_Grey/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/47_lawrence_grey-laundromatted/)

16. 

    6 Sept 2022

    Practice Not Perfect - Coming This Fall!

    Join us as we experience Spiritual Practice in the Christian Tradition. A new podcast speaking with contemplatives, activists and other spiritual practitioners about how to live out their faith. Music in Episode: Modulation of the Spirit by Little Glass Men (Creative Commons with Attribution).

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