The Whole Heaven Catalog: A Resource Guide to Products, Services, Arts, Crafts & Festivals of Religious, Spiritual, & Cooperative Communities - Softcover

Kelly, Marcia M.; Kelly, Jack

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9780609801208: The Whole Heaven Catalog: A Resource Guide to Products, Services, Arts, Crafts & Festivals of Religious, Spiritual, & Cooperative Communities

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ISBN 10: 0609801201 ISBN 13: 9780609801208

Publisher: Three Rivers Press, 1998

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Here is an irresistible compendium of products and services that can be purchased by mail or on-site from more than 250 religious, spiritual, and cooperative communities. Much like the Kellys' ever-popular Sanctuaries guides to lodgings in monasteries, abbeys, and retreats, The Whole Heaven Catalog includes a description of each community, an explanation of why and how it makes what it does, and often an anecdote about its history--together with its address; phone and fax numbers; E-mail address and Web site, if appropriate; plus a listing of all the available products and information on whether there is a gift shop or catalog. With this book you will be able to buy all the wonderful things produced by the artists, writers, cooks, farmers, weavers, potters, and other visionaries who live in these secluded places, in addition to supporting them in their endeavors. And there's also a calendar of events so that you can time your visit to an equinox celebration, a plum blossom festival, or an auction of miniature horses, to name a few.

Here are just some of the treasures you can sample:
Strawberry preserves from St. Joseph's Abbey
Windbells from Arcosanti
Peanut brittle from Subiaco Abbey
Healing tea from Sikh Dharma/3HO Foundation
Gifts of compassionate action from the Seva Foundation
Birdcall tapes from Lichen
Handcrafted rosaries from St. Scholastica Priory
Bonsai plants, books, and tools from Our Lady of the Holy Spirit
Daily 900-number Gospel reflections from the Monastery of St. Gertrude
Wildflower seeds from Ion Exchange Village
Hammocks from East Wind Community
Port Salut from the Abbey of Gethsemani
An ice-skating rink in an old Shaker barn at the Notre Dame Spiritual Center
Lawn maintenance from the Community of Jesus
Fruitcake from Assumption Abbey
Dog-training from New Skete Communities
Christmas trees from St. Paul's Abbey
Wooden furniture and toys from Woodcrest Bruderhof
Prayer flags from the Lama Foundation
Handpainted chinaware from the Monastery of Bethlehem
Sheepskin slippers from Mount Saviour Monastery
Bicycle trailers from Cerro Gordo Community
Llamas from Sacred Heart Monastery
Biscotti from Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey
Fertilizer from Mepkin Abbey's chickens
Honey from the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity
Soap from Community in Rutland New Social Order in Messiah

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Review:

The husband and wife team who compiled Sanctuaries: A Guide to Lodgings in Monasteries, Abbeys, and Retreats have collaborated again to present a comprehensive database listing heavenly products and services from over 250 religious, spiritual, and cooperative communities. Find out about Ghost Ranch retreats in Abiqua, New Mexico--the same terrain that Georgia O'Keefe haunted for years. Other unusual discoveries include sacred recipe, mail-order caramels from the Catholic Trapistine sisters in Dubuque, Iowa, and bicycle trailers from Cerro Gordo Community in Cottage Grove, Oregon. The calendar of annual events makes it possible to tap into a festival, pilgrimage, or celestial meditation any season of the year. A permanent catalog for dreaming, scheming, and year-round gift shopping. --Gail Hudson

From the Publisher:

This book was the brainchild of Robert Welsch, who at the time was the editor of Book of the Month Club's One Spirit Book Club. He asked me whether the Kellys, (otherwise known as the monastery mavens) would be interested in doing a book on all the things that monks and nuns to do support their habits (which is how I later described the book to everyone). If so, he offered to copublish it and make it a Main Selection of the club. This seemed such a terrific idea that we could not resist it--a no-lose situation not just for the book but also for its readers. Here was a way in which all of us who appreciated the tranquillity and space provided by retreat centers of every denomination (described in the Kellys Sanctuaries books) could support their favorite places by buying the stuff they produce and into the bargain we would be purchasing gifts and necessities that had been made with real love and attention.
--Toinette Lippe, Bell Tower, Editorial Director

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