The Mysteries and Miracles of Nature series of FREE PROGRAMS continues Thursday with a community supper at 5:30 p.m. and a talk on the connection between nature and spirituality. The event is at Severson Dells Nature Center, 8786 Montague Road, Rockford.

If you’re coming for supper — we’ll provide BBQs and drinks, you bring a dish to pass and table service — call us at (815) 335-2915 to RSVP.

doyle.jpegBrian Doyle edits Portland Magazine at the University of Portland. Author Annie Dillard calls it “the best spirtual magazine in the country.” Brian has authored five collections of essays, two nonfiction books and a new collection of poetry, and is considered one of the nation’s top Catholic writers.
Brian begins his presentation at 7:15 p.m.