A quarterly publication of the Vita Poetica Arts & Faith Collective, our online journal features creative work explored through a spiritual lens. Vita Poetica connects and upholds artists of faith, enlivening spiritual conversations through the arts. Learn more about us at www.vitapoetica.org.
Poems by Evan Leslie
6 mins; March 20, 2026
Poems by Ali Beheler & Bern Mulvey
6 mins; March 17, 2026
Lectio of Belonging: Resting in the Voice of Love
8 mins; March 10, 2026
Poems by Liza Moore & Johanna Caton, O.S.B.
7 mins; March 06, 2026
Being Present: Finding God in Silence
8 mins; March 03, 2026
Poems by Trevor Cunnington & Richard Jackson
6 mins; February 27, 2026
"A kind of tribute to what we are": Rachel Grandey's Review of Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson
10 mins; February 24, 2026
Poems by Temima Weissmann and Dion O'Reilly
5 mins; February 20, 2026
Making Sense of Things in Community: Poet Jon Bishop
35 mins; February 17, 2026
Two Poems by Kelly Sawin
7 mins; February 13, 2026
In Defense of Bad Meditation by K.D. Battle
9 mins; February 10, 2026
Poems by Mary B. Moore & James B. Nicola
8 mins; February 06, 2026
As the Mind Dissolves by Chris Weigel
23 mins; February 03, 2026
Winter 2026 Issue Trailer
6 mins; January 30, 2026
Lay Me Down Gently by Onyeka Ndukwe
5 mins; December 02, 2025
Poems by Julia Lisella & Lisa López Smith
6 mins; November 28, 2025
Art by Ellen June Wright
5 mins; November 25, 2025
Going Somewhere by Sheri Reda
6 mins; November 21, 2025
Echoes of Infinity by Natalya Raduenz
5 mins; November 18, 2025
Poems by Megan Willome & Constance Clark
6 mins; November 14, 2025
Havening with Affirmations
8 mins; November 11, 2025
Poems by Brittany Deininger
7 mins; November 07, 2025
Strong Back, Soft Front, and Open Hands by Eric Massanari
18 mins; November 04, 2025
Poems by Anne Myles & Jonathan Chibuike Ukah
6 mins; October 31, 2025
Leaving the Labyrinth by Lory Widmer Hess
26 mins; October 28, 2025
Poems by William Doreski & Lauren Suchenski
6 mins; October 24, 2025
Negative Space by Steven Ovadia
26 mins; October 21, 2025
Autumn 2025 Trailer
6 mins; October 15, 2025
Poems by Maureen Sherbondy
6 mins; August 29, 2025
Book Review by Dinah Ryan
14 mins; August 26, 2025
Poem by David Blumenfeld
4 mins; August 22, 2025
Shirley Paulson's Review of "The Girl Who Baptized Herself"
9 mins; August 19, 2025
Poems by Riley Morsman & Claire Scott
6 mins; August 15, 2025
Awed by Creation by Deb Baker
13 mins; August 12, 2025
Poem by Alea Peister
5 mins; August 08, 2025
Art for Meditation: A Conversation with Iconographer Philip Davydov
29 mins; August 05, 2025
Poems by Barry Casey & Elizabeth Cranford Garcia
7 mins; August 01, 2025
Expansive Prayer & Lectio Divina with Poetry by Holly Porter Phillips
9 mins; July 29, 2025
Poems by Eric Machan Howd & Fred Gallagher
10 mins; July 25, 2025
The Dead Hand by Micah Harris
52 mins; July 22, 2025
Summer 2025 Trailer
6 mins; July 15, 2025
Poems by Wayne Bornholdt
7 mins; June 10, 2025
Poems by Abigail Carroll & Elizabeth Harlan-Ferlo
8 mins; June 06, 2025
Poems by Christopher Honey & Sue Proffitt
7 mins; June 03, 2025
Poems by Jan Wiezorek & Jonathan Chan
8 mins; May 30, 2025
The Art of Contemplative Photography by Jacqueline Wallen
14 mins; May 27, 2025
Poems by Fran Markover & Elizabeth Hamilton
8 mins; May 23, 2025
The Sacrament of Silence by Layne Matthews Boles
34 mins; May 20, 2025
Poems by Jonathan Chibuike Ukah & Maryella Desak Sirmon
5 mins; May 19, 2025
Beulah Land by Corey Flintoff
21 mins; May 13, 2025
Poems by Linda Laderman & Ryan Harper
6 mins; May 09, 2025
How to Buy a Rainbow by Alice Wyman
32 mins; May 06, 2025
Spring 2025 Trailer
5 mins; May 01, 2025
Poem by Sharon Dolin & Art by Timothy deVries
7 mins; January 24, 2025
The Practice of Leading Contemplative Prayer with Kevin Driedger
7 mins; January 21, 2025
Poems by Maya Bernstein & Douglas Thorton
6 mins; January 17, 2025
A Brief Cooking Meditation from Samir Knego
10 mins; January 14, 2025
Poems by Riv Wren & Maxim D. Shrayer
9 mins; January 10, 2025
Seeking Creative Freedom by Lory Widmer Hess
15 mins; January 07, 2025
Poems by Spencer Barnhill & Rachel Prizant Kotok
6 mins; January 03, 2025
Artist Tasha Cathey & Poet Barbara Krasner
6 mins; December 31, 2024
Poems by D.S. Martin & Tzivia Gover
7 mins; December 20, 2024
Surrendering to the Kiln: Interview with Potter Sarah Wells Rolland
47 mins; December 17, 2024
Poems by Kathleen Hellen & Tommy Welty
5 mins; December 13, 2024
Kani ka ‘ōpala by Benjamin Fairfield
13 mins; December 10, 2024
Poems by Steven Searcy & Lisa Rosinsky
7 mins; December 06, 2024
The Woman with Red Hair by Charles Sutphin
8 mins; December 03, 2024
Poems by Ryan Service & Alisha Goldblatt
5 mins; November 29, 2024
Obviously by Miriam Fried
10 mins; November 26, 2024
Autumn 2024 Trailer
5 mins; November 15, 2024
Poems by Richard Chess & D.E. Kern
7 mins; August 30, 2024
Poems by Megan Huwa &
6 mins; August 27, 2024
Poems by Jan Wiezorek & Megan McDermott
7 mins; August 23, 2024
Matthew J. Andrews's Review of Lacunae by Scott Cairns
8 mins; August 20, 2024
Poems by Brad Davis & Luke Usry
8 mins; August 16, 2024
Lory Widmer Hess's Review of Life After Doom by Brian McLaren
11 mins; August 13, 2024
Two Poems by Elizabeth Poliner
7 mins; August 09, 2024
My Other Name Is Hagar by Heather M. Surls
30 mins; August 06, 2024
Poems by Dominic Palmer & Arlene Tribbia
7 mins; August 02, 2024
Ave Maria by Grace Donovan
35 mins; July 30, 2024
Three Poems by David Allen Sullivan
10 mins; July 26, 2024
Contemplation of Creation: A Nature Meditation Walk
42 mins; July 23, 2024
Pastor & Actor Rev. Lisa Cole Smith
43 mins; July 19, 2024
Summer 2024 Trailer
5 mins; July 15, 2024
Embodied Faith: Conversation with Dancers Hope Blackburn & Jacob Shoup
38 mins; June 04, 2024
A Journal of Many Colors by Rachel Berry
5 mins; May 31, 2024
Review of Museum Exhibit "The Art of Knowing"
9 mins; May 28, 2024
Poems by Ping Yi Yee & Isabel Chenot
5 mins; May 24, 2024
Visual Art by Alexis Eke
6 mins; May 21, 2024
Poems by Bart Edelman & K.D. Battle
6 mins; May 17, 2024
Miriam: A Multimedia Project by Gerburg Garmann
11 mins; May 14, 2024
Poems by Scott Hales & Kara Applegate
4 mins; May 11, 2024
Shoah Shoes by Helen L. Conway
8 mins; May 07, 2024
Two Poems by Maxim D. Shrayer
6 mins; May 03, 2024
Standing Water by James Roderick Burns
11 mins; April 30, 2024
Two Poems by Terry E. Hill
8 mins; April 26, 2024
Saturday Night at the Dairy Queen by Chris Drew
26 mins; April 23, 2024
Spring 2024 Trailer
5 mins; April 17, 2024
Readers Respond
4 mins; March 08, 2024
The Sacredness of All Things: A Conversation with Poet Wen-Juenn Lee
