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A Blessing for Space
More often than not, I let silence begin and end the time I share with my directees. God works with the silence and we can sometimes hear better when we slow down ourselves to listen — especially when we have spent so much time wondering aloud about what in the world God is doing but…
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A Prayer for Advent Waiting
Over on Prayer Threads, I am aware of how much I bring up my own discomfort with the world right now. It’s hard to process the terrible things that are happening in the world especially when it feels like we have done nothing to learn from our past. We are repeating our sins and nothing…
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The first time we meet
Sometimes we come to spiritual direction knowing what it is that we want. Other times we are looking for something that we can’t quite name and we need someone to help us hear that still small voice whispering truth too softly to hear alone. You may well know that this — this one right here…
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Digital Prayers for On the Go
Quiet contemplation seated some place where nothing interrupts or disturbs is just not always possible. Inspiration may come from an email or a podcast and stay with us all day. Here are some of the digital blessings that have enriched my days. Pray-As-You-Go is a daily prayer session curated by some lovely Jesuits from Britain and further afield…
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Books to Inspire Creative Prayer
There are a thousand ways to find yourself in prayer. It would be impossible to list every possible way to praise and lament but here are a few books that I’ve cherished over the years. Writing to God: 40 Days of Praying with My Pen Written for the season of Lent, Rachel Hackenberg invites those weary with words…
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