Episode 1: Gratitude and the Web of Being (13 min.) "Gratitude is a real practice, as valid as yoga or Zen meditation or Sufi dancing -- if you take it seriously," Benedictine Br. David Steindl-Rast ...

Brother David Steindl-Rast is a Benedictine monk and one of the leading figures in a worldwide gratitude movement. Long before gratitude became a hot topic of scientific research, Brother David was ...

KATE OLSON, correspondent: On a recent Saturday morning at the First Congregational Church in Berkeley, California, church members and neighbors gathered to hear Brother David talk about living “a ...

Are we in the middle of a gratitude movement? Evidence suggests so. Publishers can't seem to print enough books with the words "gratitude" or "gratefulness" in the title. Scientists rake in millions ...

A popular TED Talk lecture extolling the virtues of gratitude has been viewed nearly 6 million times on that organization’s website. Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk, says, “It is not ...

For many Americans, the Thanksgiving holiday is about gorging on a sumptuous meal, spending time with family and gearing up for the busiest shopping day of the year. Of course, it's also supposed to ...

We all want to be happy, says David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk. And happiness, he suggests, is born from gratitude. An inspiring lesson in slowing down, looking where you're going, and above all ...

Benedictine Br. David Steindl-Rast tells Fox: The monotheistic notion of God that we have inherited, the notion that God is separated from us, that God gives us gifts and demands certain things of us ...

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This Catholic Benedictine monk says grateful living is a spiritual practice. For decades Brother David has lived part of his life as a hermit, in prayer and contemplation and writing books. The other ...