Formation

Soup & Bread 2026 Lenten Series:
The Gospels of the Sundays in Lent
5 Thursday Evenings, 6:30 pm, Lower Level

Past Programs:

• Christ of the Celts The Healing of Creation – John Phillip Newell (June 2025)
• The Gospel of Luke (Lent 2025 – Soup & Bread Series)
• Sacred Earth Sacred Soul – John Phillip Newell (January- February 2025)
• Soup, Bread, & the Gospel of Mark (February-March 2024)
• Ubuntu Bible Study/Lectio Divina (February-March 2024)
• The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind – A New Perspective on Christ and His Message (Spring/Fall 2023)
• Ubuntu Bible Study/Lectio Divina (February-March 2023)
• The Naked Now – Learning to See as the Mystics See (October-November 2022)
• Braving the Thin Places – Celtic Wisdom to Create a Space for Grace (March 2022)
• Celtic Christianity & St. Brigid – An Introduction (January 2022)
• Mary & John the Baptist: Advent Models of Faith (November-December 2021)
• History of the Episcopal Church (May-June 2021)

Supplemental Reading

• Julian of Norwich – The Showings – Uncovering the Face of the Feminine in Revelations of Divine Love, by Mirabi Starr, with a Foreword by Richard Rohr
• The Complete Julian of Norwich, by Fr. John-Julian, OJN (commentary on every odd page)
• The Gnostic Gospels of Jesus, The Definitive Collection of Mystical Gospels and Secret Books about Jesus of Nazareth, by Marvin Meyer (excellent introduction) see Part XII The Round Dance of the Cross
• An example of reading the larger bible of creation: https://stbrigidsnaz.org/reflections/praying-with-the-eagle/
• To Bless the Space Between Us A Book of Blessings, by John O’Donahue, Convergent Books, 2008