Digging for God: Praying with Poetry

Designed for daily use as well as for retreats, Digging for God is an invitation to linger in the gardens of the Bible and the gardens of the heart. Using the passages concerning five biblical gardens, and then her own experiences distilled into poetry, Higgins provides meditative ideas and questions as springboards to prayer. For all who have labored and loved their backyard gardens, Higgins' poems will nudge memories. For all who are, as May Sarton said, "hopeful gardeners of the spirit," this volume offers fertile ground for prayer and reflection.

Anne Higgins was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Daughters of Charity. She is a graduate of Saint Joseph College, Emmitsburg, Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, and Washington Theological Union. She lives in Emmitsburg and teaches and works in campus ministry at Mount Saint Mary's College.


Maureen Beitman was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She is a member of the Daughters of Charity. She has studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She lives in Baltimore and works at Frederick Ozanam House, an outreach for persons who are homeless.