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Cameron Bellm

Cameron Bellm is a Seattle-based writer and retreat leader. After completing her Ph.D. in Russian literature at UC Berkeley, she traded the academic life for the contemplative life, combining her love of language with a deeply-rooted spirituality. Her poems, prayers and prose can be found at the intersection of mysticism and activism, linking our modern lives with our ancient faith.   

Cameron’s work has been featured in America Magazine, National Catholic Reporter, Geez Magazine, Red Letter Christians and Catholic Women Preach. She writes regularly for the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States and is the author of “A Consoling Embrace: Prayers for a Time of Pandemic” and “No Unlikely Saints: A Mental Health Pilgrimage with Sacred Company.” 

 

Resources by Cameron Bellm

Poetry calls us to see not just anew, but differently — to pay attention and release our tight grasp on hurry and efficiency.
Cameron Bellm interviews singer-songwriter Jessica Gerhardt about her latest album and how Ignatian spirituality inspires her art.
Mid-century American artist Barnett Newman offers a different take on the Stations of the Cross.
The act of collaboration with the divine that lies at the heart of the creative act fuels us.

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