Articles on Spiritual Direction
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Where Am I to Be, and How Am I to Be?: A Spiritual Guidance Reflection
I completed the Spiritual Direction Program a year ago, yet the work of the program continues to live and move within me. I slowly came to realize that this was about more than learning to accompany another — it was the Holy One gently drawing me into my own sacred journey from head to heart…
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My Experience with Shalem’s Transforming Community Program
Have you ever been in a place of terror, bewilderment, frustration or despair? I have and it was over 30 years ago. At that time, I was led to a fellowship that guided and companioned me through the steps to a life far beyond what I had ever imagined. That fellowship and those steps continue…
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Reflecting on Shalem’s Transforming Community Program
The Transforming Community Program (TCP) was everything I had hoped it to be from beginning to end. I came into the program after a two-year recovery process from a serious surgery. I had been in a discernment process after finishing a yearlong course in contemplation and was praying about what was mine to do next.…
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More Board/Staff Contemplative Recommendations
“The Green Chapel” Substack by Gideon HeughI have frequently thought of Shalem when reading posts here — Gideon writes with beauty, nuance, and deep sensitivity. (Available to subscribe and free to read.)-Laura Lee Ernst, Board of Directors Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow…a 1959 novel about a wealthy, middle-aged American who feels unfulfilled and…
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Taking Refuge
What gets us through the tough times—times of tribulation and heartache? To what or whom do we flee for refuge? Many of us might answer that it is the support of family, friends, and our spiritual practices. We certainly need help right now—in this moment—whether we are trying to navigate the deep political chasm in…