Faith formation and sacred conversations are the focus on the faith journey through spiritual direction, retreats, books, and other resources.
Being part of a faith community isn’t always easy. That’s why we’re told to “bear with one another” in love and with grace.
After resurrection, there’s nothing left to do but find the road home and begin again..
Between death and resurrection we pause and hold a space to reflect on all that has occurred during this Holy Week.
Week Six of Lent we sit in the deathwatch, observing all that occurs on the way to the cross.
A prayer for surprises that meet us in the midst of our sorrows.
Regardless of our circumstances , at one time or another we all face the cross. We encounter Jesus in passing or as we’ve sought him out and sat at his feet. Do we follow or forget? Do we worship or weep? Do we continue on the long journey or continue on our own way?
Third Week of Lent… Following at a distance from Jesus. What does it mean? Where do we keep our distance? What might draw us near?
We may stumble in the dark when death or loss take us by surprise, or weariness and demands confound us. But always Christ goes with us, prepares the way for us, and his words sing comfort into our lives.
Lenten sacrifices and offerings can never save our souls, but they can humble our hearts and put us in a right posture as we come to sit at Jesus’ feet during these days of passion.
Every prayer life is a unique sacred act of opening and offering oneself to the Divine One. The way in which you approach God is your way alone. And the way in which God reaches to you is for you alone,
The call to know ourselves and live from our “true self” is marked by a lifetime of learning to remove the masks that we would rather hide behind. Discover the elements of knowing yourself and knowing the Divine within.
Whether we worship communally or privately, prefer the silence or the music, in soaring cathedral or a simple country church, we all worship. It’s part of what defines the human experience. But what’s at the heart of worship?
Self-talk can be negative if that’s what we grow up with. But it doesn’t mean we have to appropriate those messages as truth for the rest of our lives. What if our self-talk was formed by the love of God? Discerning what is from God and what is from others is part of getting to know ourselves more deeply.
Henri Nouwen said, “Discernment requires not only reading with the heart but being willing to put down the book we are reading to just listen to what God is saying to us through its words…” Books form us, inspire, entertain, confound, and confront us in so many ways. How have books formed your life?
Discernment is more than just figuring out the significant moments in life. Spiritual discernment is an everyday practice that can change everything.
Discernment is more than just making a good decision based on the pros and cons of the path forward. Discernment looks beyond, looks deeper into the heart of the matter. Find out what that means.
Discerning the Divine invitations in life is looking for the fingerprints of God on our souls. It invites us to listen and to be heard, to see and be seen, to touch and be touched by the Divine presence at work within us. But first, we must ask, “Do I want to be heard, seen and touched by God?”
Just as the tulip bulbs need to be replanted, and the flower bed needs weeding, and soil needs feeding, so the soul needs tending, over and over again, for always we are beginning.
Last week called us to lament as we cried out to God with unspeakable sorrow over the senseless loss of life and mourning that befalls our human condition. Lament is prayer that leads us to longing and to safe landing in the arms of the God of all Comfort.
Since the beginning of time, humans require support. Like a rose on a trellis, we thrive when the support is strong, but allows for organic growth. What does your support system look like?
