Saint Philip's Little Shop

08/20/2020

So sad that no one has been able to visit the Little Shop for quite some time, and that I am no longer a big part of it, but had to share this photo from the Thistle Farms Shop in Nashville, where I got to visit today. The lovely woman thanked me, and all of you, for the support of her and all her Thistle Farms sisters!

12/04/2019

Beginning on Sunday the Little Shop will have the newest release from Nota Bene: Holiday Delights. All three members of Nota Bene have deep St. Philip's ties. Here is a preview of one of the songs on the album from a concert they did last year.

11/03/2019

For those of you who may have missed it, here is a piece from PBS News Hour featuring Thistle Farms, whose products the Little Shop carries.

Nashville’s Thistle Farms is no ordinary business -- it’s a nonprofit staffed by women who have survived addiction, sexual abuse or trafficking. The organization’s two-year program offers participants housing, free therapy and medical care, as well as opportunities to work on its line of home ...

08/28/2019

For those of you who have a set or more of Anglican Prayer Beads (or are interested in them) here is a brief resource to help you use them. The Little Shop does have a selection of Anglican Prayer Beads (some made by our very own Ayden Carrell). We also have a couple of books available, including one if you are interested in making your own Prayer beads.

07/06/2019

Unfortunately our shipment of The Way Of Love books did not arrive in time for tomorrow, but we still have a few copies of some of the 7 books in the series. And by next Sunday we should have 10 more copies of each. Please come by and see these and other Way of Love resources in the Little Shop

07/02/2019

Here is a review of the most recent book by Richard Rohr. Thanks to Owene W. Courtney, Director, Center for Prayer and Spirituality, St. John’s Cathedral, Jacksonville, Florida for permission to reproduce. The Little Shop carries this book, as well as a good selection of other Richard Rohr books.

The Universal Christ:
How a Forgotten Reality can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe, By Richard Rohr
If you have ever heard Richard Rohr speak, this book will flow like water for you; it is the
epitome of his theology of the magnificence of God the Three in One. If you have not heard him
speak, you will feel as though you have when you finish reading this one. And if you have never read
anything by him, I highly recommend curling up with a pen and a cup of tea and wallowing in the
beauty of his message in this book.
In his book The Universal Christ, Rohr makes a clear case for the “ubiquitous and eternal”
revelation of the Risen Christ as clearly affirmed in the Scriptures and exhibited with euphoria in the
early church, but somewhat diminished
since the Great Schism between the Eastern and Western Church. It is a Truth which Rohr suggests must be revived because it will transform “the way you see and the way you live in your everyday world.” By understanding the Incarnation as “everything visible, without exception…the outpouring of God” Rohr says his seeing has been reframed, reenergized, and broadened. And in his inimitable way, he says, “I believe this vision has the power to radically alter what we believe, how we see others and relate to them, our sense of how big God might be, and our understanding of what the Creator is doing in our world. Does that sound like too much to hope for? Who wouldn’t want to experience such things?” If you are interested in challenging yourself to learn and understand how Love is the energy that sustains the universe, and if your interest is piqued by chapter titles like ‘The Resurrection Journey’ and ‘Transformation and Contemplation,’ please treat yourself to this book. It will transform your vision and, as Rohr says throughout the book, you will never be lonely again!

Review by Owene W. Courtney, Director, Center for Prayer and Spirituality,
St. John’s Cathedral, Jacksonville, Florida
Convergent Books
ISBN-13: 978-1524762094

06/30/2019

Jewelry with the Norte Dame de Paris rose window!

06/26/2019

No new products yet this week, but a new much nicer display for our wonderful Cards by Anne (https://www.facebook.com/Cards-by-Anne-358157369191/). Come in and see us on Sunday!

06/19/2019

We have upped our game in the Celtic spirituality department. We have several new books by John Philip Newell and other Celtic authors. We also have a few CD recordings of chanting of some of the Celtic texts. These have been very popular with our friends who have been on pilgrimage to Lindisfarne and other places in the area.

06/19/2019

I am so excited to introduce our new product line: Gifts for the Journey. This is a sister organization to Thistle Farms with a similar mission. It is a ministry of the Franciscan Peacemakers and supports women in the Milwaukee Wisconsin area who have been the victims of trauma, human trafficking, and addiction. Products include soaps, wooden soap dishes, lotions, small and large candles, and bath bombs. You can find their mission statement here: https://www.giftsforthejourney.com/pages/about-us.