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August 2016

August 08, 2016

Spiritual Direction and Young Adults

Young adulthood is full of adventure and options. So much so that many young adults...

August 01, 2016

Holding our Pain: A look at “The Gift of Hard Things” by Mark Yaconelli

This post is part of a roundtable discussion about the new book The Gift of...

July 2016

July 18, 2016

Don’t Give Up!

The division and violence of the last few weeks compels me to promote the 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...

May 2016

May 23, 2016

Spiritual Direction and Transgender Persons

Spiritual direction can be a wonderful, life-giving experience for gender non-conforming people. With the right...

May 11, 2016

Spiritual Direction and the Non-theist

One trend I have noticed in spiritual direction over the past ten years is persons...

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 16, 2016

Spiritual Direction and the Person in Recovery

Addiction recovery can be a deeply spiritual process. Whether it is addiction to alcohol, narcotics,...

March 07, 2016

Spiritual Direction and the Retiree

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

February 2016

February 03, 2016

Spiritual Direction and the Business Person

Spiritual directors are seeing more and more people these days who live out their call...

January 2016

January 13, 2016

Spiritual Direction and the Seminarian

Although spiritual direction is for anyone who wants it, there are special populations that seem...

December 2015

December 01, 2015

Placing Limits on Prayer

While reading the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book the other day I was stopped in my...

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...

November 12, 2015

Cardinal Lessons in Discernment

I have not always been sure of what I wanted to do with my life,...

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....

October 12, 2015

7 Spiritual Steps to Finding our Life’s Work

Finding our way vocationally takes time, patience and prayer. Here are 7 steps spiritual directors suggest...

October 06, 2015

Money Matters in Spiritual Direction

Never go to a spiritual director for financial advice. Not only would it be unethical...

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...

September 21, 2015

Many people come to spiritual direction with questions about how they are to contribute to...

September 15, 2015

What drew me to spiritual direction in the 1980’s is what draws many people to...

September 09, 2015

Discernment tops the list of reasons people seek spiritual direction. People who want to do...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

Five Books to Help you Explore Spiritual Practices

One of the top reasons people give for entering spiritual direction is to find a...

August 19, 2015

Much is written about spiritual direction. Just search the term online and you will find...

August 05, 2015

Top 5 Fears People Have About Spiritual Direction

Because the practice of spiritual direction is still rather new to a lot of people,...

July 2015

July 22, 2015

Spiritual Directors as “Good Soil”

The effectiveness of any spiritual director resides primarily in his or her ability to be...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

Staying Peaceful when the News Isn’t

One of the most common threads in spiritual direction conversations is “what do I do...

June 12, 2015

Anne Lamott and the Trans-bashing Tweet

The high priestess of progressive Christian inspiration, Anne Lamott is busy this week backtracking and...

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