Moore writes foreword for book by former monk

At the end of May 2006, God on Your Own: Finding A Spiritual Path Outside Religion by Joseph Dispenza will be available from Jossey-Bass. After high school, Dispenza joined a Roman Catholic order, the Order of Holy Cross and spent his first year in complete silence. He lived a monk's life for eight years. In his foreword for Dispenza's book, Thomas Moore writes,

"Joseph Dispenza and I have much in common. We know monastic life firsthand, and we know Christian theology. When we were very young, something stirred to turn us toward an unknown spiritual focus, though the forms shifted over the years, the path of seeking is intact. I admire many elements in his story, especially the willingness to pursue intuition in service of his unique spiritual destiny. He takes the spiritual life seriously and yet wears it lightly."

God on Your Own:
Finding A Spiritual Path Outside Religion
By Joseph Dispenza
Foreword by Thomas Moore
- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Jossey-Bass
- Language: English
- ISBN: 0787983128 (May 26, 2006)

At the end of this month, Seeking the Sacred: Leading a Spiritual Life in a Secular World by Thomas Moore and other contributors will be available. See an earlier announcement for this book on Barque: Thomas Moore.

Moore in Montreal this Tuesday, 11 April 2006

Thomas Moore speaks this Tuesday, at two sessions sponsored by McGill University, Montreal. The mid-day seminar from 12:30 to 2:00 pm, The Spirit and the Soul of Medicine is open to approximately only 45 people and is expected to be full. It's in the Seminar Room, Gerald Bronfman Building, 546 Pine Ave. West. Please RSVP ASAP to Eileen Lavery, 514-398-2298 to see if there is a seat left.

The evening event is open to the public and can accommodate a much larger crowd. It will be at the Arts Building, 853 Sherbrooke Street West, Moyse Hall, $10 for general admission and $5 for students/seniors. See an earlier Barque post about the McGill film program for a full description.

Barque: Thomas Moore celebrates its first year

Barque: Thomas Moore celebrates its first-year anniversary today, appropriately April Fool's Day. Since that first post, a year ago, the site has developed into three complementary blogs to make online resources by Thomas Moore and about Thomas Moore easier to find. Posts link to columns, announce public appearances and describe how Moore's work has influenced others. We'll continue to update the site with fresh news and notices. If you like Barque: Thomas Moore, please link to it. If you don't find it helpful, please tell us. Thank you to all who have shared reflections about the site and contributed to its offerings. May a buoyant Barque: Thomas Moore journey through this coming year.