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Contemplative Leadership: Compassion, Power & Hope
Contemplative leadership requires a countercultural paradigm shift, which chooses enlightened compassion over self-centered or socially conditioned power. This power shift from dominating, controlling power to the power of love is supported by daily practices and disciplines. When compassion fills my heart, free from all desire, I sit quietly like the earth. My silent cry echoes…
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Don’t Talk, Don’t Run
By Stephanie Gretchen Burgevin. Stephanie is a writer and retreat leader. She is an associate faculty member of Shalem and a graduate of theirLeading Contemplative Prayer Groups and Retreats Program and leads spiritual and secular programs. Stephanie manages Shalem’s blog and is one of the social media coordinators for the Shalem Institute Facebook page. At the…
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Shalem Institute 40 Years: Trusting the Spirit
1973 – Nixon was President, Watergate hearings were beginning, the Vietnam War was ending, and IRA bombs were exploding in London. Amidst this time of unrest, a longing to walk more closely with God was emerging. In Washington, DC, Tilden Edwards, a young Episcopal priest, led a small group of spiritual seekers on retreat. Sensing…
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Contemplative Reflections on the 2012 Election
Being a Contemplative in an Election Season by Martha Sherman We must love them both, those with whom we agree, and those with whom we disagree. For both have labored in the search of truth, and both have helped in the finding of it. ~ Saint Thomas Aquinas What does being a contemplative look and…
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Waiting for It to Clear
Today’s post is by Kathleen Moloney-Tarr A couple of weeks ago I spent a week alone writing in the North Carolina mountains high on a ridge overlooking a wide valley and long mountain range beyond. The first day I settled in with my journal of the last few months and the intent to gather pieces…
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Shalem Summer Reading 2012
Whether you are at the beach, or in your backyard, study or bedroom, we recommend some Shalem authors for your summer reading pleasure: Dougherty, Rose Mary. Discernment: A Path to Spiritual Awakening A sensitive guide through the sometimes difficult terrain of spiritual discernment Dougherty, Rose Mary. Group Spiritual Direction: Community for Discernment An essential resource…