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Fill Your Heart with Joy: The Journey of Pilgrimage at Home

This article is by Chuck McCorkle, Jackson Droney, and Margaret Benefiel A pilgrimage is a journey, of experience if not of geography, into new and seemingly uncharted territory. . . With vision somewhat more clear as a result of the journey, one can discover a richness within one’s own heritage which had previously been overlooked. […]

January 01, 2021 by Shalem Institute 4 Comments
Categories: Community, Contemplation in Action, Contemplative Leadership, Contemplative Living, Contemplative Spirituality, Continuous Prayer, Listening, Love, Nature and spirituality, Personal Spiritual Deepening, Pilgrimage, Prayer, Retreat time, Self Compassion, Solitude, Spiritual Deepening, spiritual discipline, spiritual growth, spirituality in community, Virtual Pilgrimage, and Walking meditation. Tags: Assisi, awareness, Chuck McCorkle, community, compassion, contemplation, contemplative tradition, discernment, earth, God, grounding, healing, hope, Inspiration, Jackson Droney, John of the Cross, joy, labyrinth, listening, love, Margaret Benefiel, Meditation, nature, peace, pilgrimage, prayer, presence, retreat, silence, spiritual growth, spiritual practice, spirituality, St. Clare of Assisi, St. Francis of Assisi, teresa of avila, trust, Virtual Pilgrimage, and walking. Formats: eNews Article.
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