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August 2022

August 09, 2022

Spiritual Direction: When Our Fear Shapes Us

When Our Fear Shapes Us It is a challenge for many of us to be...

July 2022

July 14, 2022

Spiritual Direction: The Power of Our Metaphors

The Power of Our Metaphors Our metaphors help us decide how we want to live...

June 2022

June 28, 2022

Spiritual Direction: How Much Further Can We Go?

How Much Further Can We Go? There are days, sometimes weeks or years, when we...

June 14, 2022

Spiritual Direction: Contemplative Conversations Online

Contemplative Conversations Online Many of us are struggling to know how to have meaningful...

May 2022

May 19, 2022

Spiritual Direction: Discerning Our Next Steps on the Path

Discerning Our Next Steps on the Path Some of us appreciate a clearly marked path. I...

April 2022

April 26, 2022

Spiritual Direction: What We Know and What We Don’t Know

What We Know and What We Don't Know I've looked at life from both sides...

April 07, 2022

Spiritual Direction: Where Do We Turn?

Where Do We Turn? Where do we turn when we cannot find justice or peace?...

March 2022

March 24, 2022

Spiritual Direction: Paying Attention to Spring

Paying Attention to Spring It can be a challenge for us to pay attention to...

March 08, 2022

Spiritual Direction: Where Do We Go to Get More?

Where Do We Go to Get More? We live in a world where almost everyone...

February 2022

February 17, 2022

Spiritual Direction: Facing the Secret Darkness Within Us

Facing the Secret Darkness Within Us Many of us see ourselves as beings full...

February 08, 2022

Spiritual Direction: Lighting the Fire of Inspiration in Our Hearts

Lighting the Fire of Inspiration How do we practice lighting the fire of inspiration in...

January 2022

January 25, 2022

Spiritual Direction: Spiritual Life in a Bottomless Pit

Spiritual Life in a Bottomless Pit Many of us experience these days as living in...

December 2021

December 29, 2021

Spiritual Direction: The Week at the End of the Year

The Week at the End of the Year This is it. The final week of...

December 16, 2021

Spiritual Direction: Tidings of Comfort & Joy

Tidings of Comfort & Joy We believe this is a season for tidings of comfort...

November 2021

November 05, 2021

Spiritual Direction: Looking for Light in the Darkness

Looking for Light in the Darkness We are people living in a world of deep...

October 2021

October 28, 2021

Spiritual Direction: When Whatever We See Makes Us Afraid

When Whatever We See Makes Us Afraid Some of us are preparing to celebrate the...

September 2021

September 28, 2021

Spiritual Direction: Start Forming Habits Now For Next Year

Start Forming Habits Now For Next Year Today is our opportunity to start forming habits...

September 09, 2021

Spiritual Direction: Remembered Days of Fear and Hope

Remembered Days of Fear and Hope I do not specifically remember twenty years ago today....

August 2021

August 05, 2021

Spiritual Direction: When We Need to Leave God Behind

When We Need to Leave God Behind There are times when spiritual life seems to...

July 2021

July 15, 2021

Spiritual Direction: Invitations to Further Contemplation

Invitations to Further Contemplation Many of us do not appreciate questions, our own or those...

June 2021

June 22, 2021

Spiritual Direction: Sometimes Spiritual Life Can Be a Pain

Sometimes Spiritual Life Can Be a Pain Many of us assume spiritual life is about...

June 08, 2021

Spiritual Direction: Where Are We Looking For God?

Where Are We Looking For God? Some of the people who come to me for...

May 2021

May 18, 2021

Spiritual Direction: Helping Bring Spirituality to Life

Helping Bring Spirituality to Life I recently participated in a panel for a church about...

September 2019

September 05, 2019

Monastic Strategies: Heading in a NonDirective Direction

Heading in a NonDirective Direction Some of us grow up believing in the importance of...

June 2019

June 20, 2019

Monastic Strategies: What Does a Spiritual Director Actually Do?

What Does a Spiritual Director Do? It is not unusual, when some asks me what...

December 2012

December 29, 2012

Is Siri a Good Spiritual Director?

We are beginning to understand each other, and possibly even work together. I met Siri...

May 2012

May 15, 2012

Why I Work With a Spiritual Director

I work with a spiritual director because I cannot appreciate everything on my own. For...