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March 2016

March 21, 2016
Chaplains, campus ministers, denominational leaders, pastoral counselors and spiritual directors are all ministers with a...
March 16, 2016
Addiction recovery can be a deeply spiritual process. Whether it is addiction to alcohol, narcotics,...
March 07, 2016
Spiritual direction is especially helpful in times of great transition. One of the most common...

February 2016

February 03, 2016
Spiritual directors are seeing more and more people these days who live out their call...

January 2016

January 13, 2016
Although spiritual direction is for anyone who wants it, there are special populations that seem...

December 2015

December 17, 2015
According to history and legend, the people of Iceland converted to Christianity in 1000 after...
December 01, 2015
While reading the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book the other day I was stopped in my...

November 2015

November 25, 2015
When a pilgrim begins the 800 kilometer trek along the legendary Camino de Santiago, they are...
November 17, 2015
For one of the most jarring and accurate depictions of the stages of freedom, I...
November 12, 2015
I have not always been sure of what I wanted to do with my life,...
November 04, 2015
It took an experience of mysticism a few years ago for me to understand pluralism—the...

October 2015

October 28, 2015
I’m resting for a weary world. Most people I know are overextended. Either because they...
October 19, 2015
As soon as we accept how we really feel , healing and restoration can begin....
October 12, 2015
Finding our way vocationally takes time, patience and prayer. Here are 7 steps spiritual directors suggest...
October 06, 2015
Never go to a spiritual director for financial advice. Not only would it be unethical...

September 2015

September 30, 2015
Spiritual direction is widely known today as one person seeking spiritual guidance from a trained...
September 24, 2015
It hurts to be unemployed, underemployed or working at a job that offers few to...
September 21, 2015
Many people come to spiritual direction with questions about how they are to contribute to...
September 15, 2015
What drew me to spiritual direction in the 1980’s is what draws many people to...
September 09, 2015
Discernment tops the list of reasons people seek spiritual direction. People who want to do...

August 2015

August 31, 2015
One of the top reasons people give for entering spiritual direction is to find a...
August 25, 2015
Spiritual direction is all about the mind-body-spirit connection. Although directors are fond of talking about...
August 19, 2015
Much is written about spiritual direction. Just search the term online and you will find...
August 10, 2015
It was my annual 3-day summer retreat at a reduced rate resort in Scottsdale and...
August 05, 2015
Because the practice of spiritual direction is still rather new to a lot of people,...

July 2015

July 22, 2015
The effectiveness of any spiritual director resides primarily in his or her ability to be...

June 2015

June 19, 2015
One of the most common threads in spiritual direction conversations is “what do I do...
June 12, 2015
The high priestess of progressive Christian inspiration, Anne Lamott is busy this week backtracking and...
June 08, 2015
Spiritual direction is about claiming your own power and God’s power within you. The code...
June 04, 2015
Although I often work in spiritual direction with people from no religious background, I am...
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