• Art: Awakening Us to Everyday Wonders

    Art: Awakening Us to Everyday Wonders

    Today’s post is by Mary van Balen My friend Kathryn and I successfully navigated the Metro this morning and made our way to the Musée d’Orsay. Originally it was a railway station that included a hotel and reception room, but as train transportation changed, the station was gradually abandoned. In 1977 the French government decided…

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  • The Quiet Miracles of Spiritual Direction in Groups

    The Quiet Miracles of Spiritual Direction in Groups

    Today’s article is by Ginger Essink (in February 2017 eNews) I fell in love with what Shalem has to offer by starting in group spiritual direction. During the five years I was with my group, I was more enriched than I had ever imagined possible. This program of once-a-month meetings can create deep relationships in…

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  • Be like the rain

    “Let your kindness be like the rain, that cares not about whom it falls upon.” ~Talib al Habib      

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  • Hospitality

    Hospitality is the way we turn around a prejudiced world one heart at a time. Hospitality binds the world together. ~Joan Chittister

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  • I have decided

    I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.    

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  • I’ll Meet You There

    I’ll Meet You There

    Today’s post is by Tilden Edwards Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn’t make any sense.  ~Rumi, in “Open Secret: Versions of Rumi”…

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Mission

Our mission is to nurture contemplative living and leadership.

Vision

In 2025, Shalem will be a dynamic and inclusive community, empowered by the Spirit, where seekers engage in transformation of themselves, their communities, and the world through spiritual growth, deep connection, and courageous action.

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