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Us in the Absence of a Them
One of my colleagues at the Phoenix Center for Spiritual Direction, Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy...
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Learning Spiritual Direction as an Apprentice
Apprenticing is how spiritual direction training took place for centuries. This ancient mode is again...
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Spiritual directors many times ask what it is you desire most in life. That’s because...
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One of the hardest spiritual practices in life is accepting that which we cannot change....
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The Phoenix Center for Spiritual Direction was honored to have one of the mentors in its...
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Honoring the Inward Altars
Guest blogger Dr. Amber H. Jones -- Some think of spiritual direction as a vocational...
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Barefooted Faith – a Poem by Kayla Mravec
Barefooted Faith Unstrap your sandals of sensibility and scarcity, and step forward gently toward a...
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Wonder and Learning To See
Guest blogger Evan Clendenin I stood there with two people from church, looking out...
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If spiritual direction is a space where we explore encounters with God, then how do...
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Mary of Egypt is one of the best-known desert mothers. She left her Alexandria home...
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The Desert Fathers and Mothers of the 4th century were the original spiritual directors, sought...
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Back in May, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the SDI Engage Conference attendees and hosts...
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