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December 2023

December 28, 2023

Honoring the Inward Altars

Guest blogger Dr. Amber H. Jones -- Some think of spiritual direction as a vocational...

September 2022

September 13, 2022

Attributes of God: Free from Anxiety

Don’t know about you, but I, like millions of others right now, have anxiety issues....

May 2022

May 18, 2022

Divinity in Daily Life: Busy Times as Spiritual Practice

To get better at something we consider challenging, we have to practice. You know what's...

May 18, 2020

Mindfulness: Developing Spiritual Awareness Through Meditation and Prayer

It's not always easy to sit down and meditate, but practice makes perfect! If...

April 2020

April 19, 2020

Praying the Ignatian Examen: Video Guided Prayer Exercise

Cultivating a relationship with God can be hard in the midst of our busy lives,...

March 2020

March 14, 2020

Social Distancing and Spiritual Direction in the Age of COVID-19

The novel coronavirus COVID-19 is changing how we have meaningful conversations and gatherings — yes,...

February 2020

February 20, 2020

Prayer Walk: An Excerpt From ’50 Ways To Pray’

The Prayer Walk is a physical prayer. If you're new to physical, body-oriented prayers, an...

December 2018

December 14, 2018

Advent Meditation for Dec. 14: A Healing Prayer

While everything around us screams “holly, jolly Christmas,” this Advent season is not joyful for...

December 03, 2018

Advent Meditation Practice – ‘Here I Am’ Prayer

If you find it hard to relax into prayer during Advent, try this contemplative prayer...

November 2018

November 16, 2018

Slowing Down: How To Find Balance In An Accelerated World

We need to work on slowing down. Everything moves faster than it used to, and...

December 2017

December 27, 2017

Three Experiences, One Grace: What Spiritual Direction Means to Me

From time to time, I will have guests post here on the subject of "what spiritual...

June 2016

June 15, 2016

Spiritual Direction and the Homebound Person

For most spiritual directors, the directee comes to the director’s office, home or other...

March 2016

March 28, 2016

Spiritual Direction and the Medical Professional

Caring for people’s physical well-being can be highly rewarding and extremely stressful. Medical professionals may...

March 21, 2016

Spiritual Direction and the Specialized Minister

Chaplains, campus ministers, denominational leaders, pastoral counselors and spiritual directors are all ministers with a...

March 07, 2016

Spiritual Direction and the Retiree

Spiritual direction is especially helpful in times of great transition. One of the most common...

November 2015

November 25, 2015

Spiritual, Religious or Adventure?

When a pilgrim begins the 800 kilometer trek along the legendary Camino de Santiago, they are...

November 17, 2015

Stages of Freedom: Reflections on The Wolfpack

For one of the most jarring and accurate depictions of the stages of freedom, I...

October 2015

October 28, 2015

Resting for Others

I’m resting for a weary world. Most people I know are overextended. Either because they...

October 19, 2015

Welcoming Difficult Feelings in Spiritual Direction

As soon as we accept how we really feel , healing and restoration can begin....

September 2015

September 30, 2015

New Frontiers for Spiritual Direction

Spiritual direction is widely known today as one person seeking spiritual guidance from a trained...

August 2015

August 25, 2015

Spiritual direction is all about the mind-body-spirit connection. Although directors are fond of talking about...

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