• Keith Kristich

    • Keith Kristich teaches on contemplative prayer, mediation and the Enneagram and is a graduate of Shalem’s Transforming Community: Leading Contemplative Prayer Groups & Retreats, Class of 2017. You can find more about Keith’s work at https://www.keithkristich.com/

Cultivating Basic Trust in a Time of Uncertainty

After his many years of research and study, teaching and discovery, Albert Einstein famously stated: “I think the most important question facing humanity is, ‘Is the universe a friendly place?’ This is the first and most basic question all people must answer for themselves.” With COVID-19 cases surging by the day and the aftermath of […]

December 12, 2020 by Keith Kristich

Engaging Solitude

“I realized that solitude was not a disconnection from the rest of the world but instead a necessary recalibration for more meaningful connection with the world.” -Phileena Heuertz We live in the oddest and most uncertain of times. On the one hand as I read the news I get the sense that the world is […]

April 04, 2020 by Keith Kristich 1 Comment

Heartless Solitude

“Solitude is the furnace of transformation.” Henri Nouwen The day began at 4:00 am with a five-hour bus trip to the state capital, Albany, NY, with 70 other people. By 10:00 am we joined close to 1,000 other activists, allies, and survivors pursuing justice for those placed in solitary confinement up to 24 hours a […]

March 03, 2020 by Keith Kristich 2 Comments

Community of Heart: Practicing in Common-Unity

Today’s post is by Keith Kristich Communities of spiritual practice are often home to those who would not typically choose to spend time together. In Chris Heuertz’s most recent book, The Sacred Enneagram, a book integrating contemplative prayer with personality psychology of the Enneagram, Chris writes this of his contemplative prayer group: “Those who normally […]

November 11, 2019 by Keith Kristich 1 Comment

Listening from the Spiritual Heart

Today’s blog is by Keith Kristich “An atmosphere of intentional prayer precedes and follows group sessions, permeating the time together, as all seek an attitude of trustful openness, ready to share what is given as the fruit of prayer and reflection, and ready to hear what arises in the silence and words of direction time.” […]

October 10, 2019 by Keith Kristich 2 Comments