Faith formation and sacred conversations are the focus on the faith journey through spiritual direction, retreats, books, and other resources.
Faith formation and sacred conversations are the focus on the faith journey through spiritual direction, retreats, books, and other resources.
RETREAT AND WORKSHOPS
Retreat facilitation ranges from guided silent retreats to themed presentations and reflection periods to help retreatants engage in their personal faith formation. One-on-one 30-minute spiritual direction sessions can supplement the retreat offerings. I’m happy to work with your team to develop the best focus for the needs of your group. Contact me by clicking on the email icon at the top of this page to discuss the desired focus of your event, or choose from a variety of themed sessions including:
Speak, My Soul - The soul speaks. But can we hear it? Journey through the sacred inner pathways through the soul to learn the art of listening to the voice of God found as our own souls speak — pathways such as Discernment, Disciplines, Abiding, Wilderness, Identity, Community, and Contemplation. From the ancient psalms we learn how the psalmists spoke to their own souls, “Why are you downcast, O my soul?” “Bless the Lord, O my soul…” and other prayers of the soul form our reflections and intention to deepen our prayer life and our awareness of God working and speaking within us. Based on the chapters of my book, Speak, My Soul.
Sacred Conversation - Based on my book by the same name, we’ll explore three gifts of sacred conversations including Awakening, Meditation, and Belonging using contemplative practices including lectio divina, journaling, and a guided prayer of examen.
The Power of Story - Embracing our personal faith journey is the first step to more deeply encountering Christ in your everyday world. Exploring the past, present and future grace of God in our stories provides creative opportunities to express our faith.
Journal the Journey - “Journal” has the same root word as “Journey” and journaling is a tool that opens the doors to finding our voice, opening new thoughts, and offering ourselves to God as prayer. Insights into how to get past the “blank page,” prompts for getting started, “five-moment-memoir” exercises, all work to get our pens and our hearts, minds, and souls in sync.