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A Season of Mystery
10 Spiritual Practices for Embracing a Happier Second Half of Life
by Paula Huston
How do we learn to gracefully embrace aging? In A Season of Mystery, spiritual director Paula Huston shares a fulfilling, grace-centered way to approach how we live and how we think about the second half of life.
About A Season of Mystery
Spiritual Director Paula Huston invites us to approach the second half of life as an "ordinary mystic," instead of succumbing to the world's false ideas about aging.
A Season of Mystery: Read Chapter One
If our modern myths about aging are really just consoling illusions, then where can we find a more truthful view?
Paula Huston's Website
For more reflections and writings from author and spiritual director Paula Huston, visit her website here.
Embracing Aging: A Q&A with Paula Huston
"Ironically enough, the very losses that lead us into temptation can also open us up to the divine in a way we’ve never before experienced." Paula Huston reflects on spirituality in the second half of life.
Walnut Boats and Fur-Ball Mice: The Real Gifts of Christmas
Paula Huston
In our case, the best cure for Christmas-induced stress turned out to be the labor of our hands.
Book Club Roundtable
Real Spiritual Practices for People Who Age
Elizabeth Nordquist
A fresh voice is added to the chorus of writers who are helping those of us in what we are calling the “second half of life” find our spiritual moorings.
New Windows Into Ancient Ways
Christine Valters Paintner
In Paula's skillful hands, she offers new insights to all of the practices, and her book is a refreshing addition to the growing number of resources for how to grow older with more wisdom and grace.
Enriching this Life's Journey
Barbara Alexander
Since many Christians are unfamiliar with the mystics, the book serves as a delightful introduction to the wisdom of the saints and sages who have given so much to those of us on the spiritual journey.
A Monastic Approach to Aging
Rebecca Hamilton
Even if monasticism and the desert fathers are not your way of walking with Christ, the book is still a thoughtful and enjoyable read.
God-Reflective Lives
Frank Viola
Huston's goal is for “ordinary” older folks to have more God-reflective lives. She also takes dead aim at some of the myths about aging that are predominant in our present culture.
A Realization of Change
Julie Davis
Each of the chapters considers a spiritual discipline that is especially suited to this time of life and which we may have been too busy to even consider before.
A Resource for Aging Faithfully
Sarah Reinhard
I've always had a soft spot for the elderly, but now I think I have a deeper appreciation for the challenges that come with aging and changing seasons in life.
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