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Cynthia Bourgeault

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The Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, Ph.D., lives in British Columbia, where she divides her time between solitude and her role as resident teacher for the Contemplative Society. During the past two decades, she has visited, studied, and taught in Benedictine monasteries throughout the United States and Canada, while earning her living variously as a college professor, medievalist, editor, and parish priest. She is an oblate of New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur, California, and a past fellow of the Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota. She is the author of many articles and audiotapes on the spiritual life and is an internationally known retreat leader. Her latest book is Mystical Hope.

Columns and articles by Cynthia Bourgeault

Lesson 13: The Yoga of Choir Aug 14, 2001
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson 12: Silence and Psalmody Jul 27, 2001
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson 11: Should We Clean Up Ancient Prayers? Jul 2, 2001
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson 10: The Emotional Range of the Psalms Jun 12, 2001
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Six: Chant Notation May 22, 2001
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Nine: Living the Psalms Mar 27, 2001
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Eight: Thinking With the Heart Jan 23, 2001
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Five: Putting It All Together Oct 12, 2000
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Seven: The Hidden Wisdom of Psalmody Oct 12, 2000
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Four: Antiphons as Psalm Sandwiches Oct 12, 2000
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Three: The Four Foundations of Psalmody Jul 17, 2000
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Two: 'Suzuki' Psalmody Jun 29, 2000
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson 1: The Bare Essentials Jun 13, 2000
Learning to sing the psalms.

Introduction: Praying the Prayers Jesus Prayed Apr 5, 2000
Learning to sing the psalms.

Come, Follow Us Mar 21, 2000
The Benedictine path speaks to the hunger of today's spiritual seekers.