Jon M. Sweeney
@jonmsweeney.bsky.social
Publishing on Jan. 6: 'Experiencing God: 36 Ways according to Saint Francis of Assisi.' Author of other books includ ‘The Complete Francis of Assisi’, ‘Meister Eckhart's Book of..’, etc. Vermonter. Catholic married to Recon rabbi.
Feeling when the pile of must-reads grows too tall.
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Feeling when the pile of must-reads grows too tall.
When you die, this is the first sign you see.
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
When you die, this is the first sign you see.
In 2026 we will mark the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi.
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
In 2026 we will mark the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi.
My wife is making something to go along with Torah study, Jacob & Esau, tomorrow.
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
My wife is making something to go along with Torah study, Jacob & Esau, tomorrow.
Pumpkin is way overrated. Favorite Thanksgiving pie: Chocolate Bourbon Pecan!
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Pumpkin is way overrated. Favorite Thanksgiving pie: Chocolate Bourbon Pecan!
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Just the moment when an angel suggests something. While you're writing.
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Just the moment when an angel suggests something. While you're writing.
This has gone missing, along with other aspects of book culture: books on reserve at the library.
Instructors no longer do this, because nobody would go to look for them.
Instructors no longer do this, because nobody would go to look for them.
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This has gone missing, along with other aspects of book culture: books on reserve at the library.
Instructors no longer do this, because nobody would go to look for them.
Instructors no longer do this, because nobody would go to look for them.
Hey look! Author, scholar, and former Milwaukeean Jon M. Sweeney returns to Boswell for an evening featuring 'Experiencing God,' in which he explores replicable experiences of God according to Francis of Assisi, offered on the 800th anniversary of his death. #MKE
boswellbooks.com/event/2026-0...
boswellbooks.com/event/2026-0...
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Hey look! Author, scholar, and former Milwaukeean Jon M. Sweeney returns to Boswell for an evening featuring 'Experiencing God,' in which he explores replicable experiences of God according to Francis of Assisi, offered on the 800th anniversary of his death. #MKE
boswellbooks.com/event/2026-0...
boswellbooks.com/event/2026-0...
Drawing of William Rothenstein
November 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Drawing of William Rothenstein
Blessings on writers everywhere. May you do lots of writing, deleting, and rewriting today.
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Blessings on writers everywhere. May you do lots of writing, deleting, and rewriting today.
I’ve been taking a night class.
November 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I’ve been taking a night class.
Booklovers have their obsessions. This is currently mine. What’s yours?
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Booklovers have their obsessions. This is currently mine. What’s yours?
In my copy of Yeats.
November 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
In my copy of Yeats.
I found this little 1926 beauty last week.
November 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I found this little 1926 beauty last week.
This is the heart of it. From “Meister Eckhart’s Book of Secrets”
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is the heart of it. From “Meister Eckhart’s Book of Secrets”
Absolutely despicable.
November 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Absolutely despicable.
I found this Burns & Oates beauty at Powell’s Chicago yesterday.
November 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I found this Burns & Oates beauty at Powell’s Chicago yesterday.
"I want nothing more"
A prayer from 'Meister Eckhart’s Book of Darkness and Light'🙏
A prayer from 'Meister Eckhart’s Book of Darkness and Light'🙏
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"I want nothing more"
A prayer from 'Meister Eckhart’s Book of Darkness and Light'🙏
A prayer from 'Meister Eckhart’s Book of Darkness and Light'🙏
He wouldn’t have irreverently set Q on the floor like that.
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
He wouldn’t have irreverently set Q on the floor like that.
Nicholas Black Elk (left) and Eagle Elk stand in Our Lady of the Sioux Church on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in the early 1900s.
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Nicholas Black Elk (left) and Eagle Elk stand in Our Lady of the Sioux Church on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in the early 1900s.
This may be the publishing rom-com you haven’t seen. It’s fun. Bette Davis as a magazine editor in 1948.
November 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This may be the publishing rom-com you haven’t seen. It’s fun. Bette Davis as a magazine editor in 1948.
Catalogers of used books used to refer to bindings like this one as ‘shaken.’ In other words, well read. I gravitate toward them.
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Catalogers of used books used to refer to bindings like this one as ‘shaken.’ In other words, well read. I gravitate toward them.
Very cool! And I'm told that anyone can join.
"The Boston College Faith Feeds Book Club offers a sacred space to explore Christian books and engage in virtual conversations with the authors who inspire them. Our next feature book and author is..." www.bc.edu/content/bc-w...
"The Boston College Faith Feeds Book Club offers a sacred space to explore Christian books and engage in virtual conversations with the authors who inspire them. Our next feature book and author is..." www.bc.edu/content/bc-w...
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Very cool! And I'm told that anyone can join.
"The Boston College Faith Feeds Book Club offers a sacred space to explore Christian books and engage in virtual conversations with the authors who inspire them. Our next feature book and author is..." www.bc.edu/content/bc-w...
"The Boston College Faith Feeds Book Club offers a sacred space to explore Christian books and engage in virtual conversations with the authors who inspire them. Our next feature book and author is..." www.bc.edu/content/bc-w...