AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION + COMPANIONSHIP

Vol.

29

No.

04

December – 2023

In This Issue

“Burnout is always a distinct possibility in our calling, and especially so at a juncture like this one.

But how are we to proceed?

It may be good to start by listening to our own advice.”

Articles

Jeanne M. Schul

Images surround us. In our homes, objects connect us to our childhood in one moment and in the next, we might notice a reminder of a deep personal loss or, in contrast, the time we met our beloved. Our dreams offer these same kinds of connections to our past, while also offering us guidance toward our future possibilities.

Focus

Rev. SeiFu Anil Singh-Molares

These are specially challenging times on our planet, with an unfortunate avalanche of woes besetting us.

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More Articles

Greg Kennedy

If current consumption, production, and destruction rates continue unreformed, the viability of human civilization—possibly human existence—beyond the next century comes into serious question. The potential future grief we now are creating the conditions for ought to seize our attention and agency.

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Poetry

Rabbi Yael Levy

Ruth Rifka

Rhett Watts

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Reviews

by Richard Rohr

Reviewed by Marcia Wakeland

by John Ensign

Reviewed by Reverend Kelly Murphy Mason, PsyD, LICSW

by Jamie Kreiner

Reviewed by Greg Richardson

edited by Kathleen Deignan, CND and Libby Osgood, CND

Reviewed by Linda Douty

by Chelsea Forbrook

Reviewed by Kathryn Madden, rc

by Barbara Mahany

Reviewed by Donna Erickson Couch, MA

by Dann Wigner

Reviewed by Dr. Elaine Fourie

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AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION + COMPANIONSHIP

Publisher: 
Spiritual Directors International

Executive Director: 
Rev. Seifu Anil Singh-Molares, MTS

Editor-in-Chief:
Rev. Seifu Anil Singh-Molares, MTS

Media Review Editor: 
Pegge Erkeneff

Art Editor:
Matt Whitney

Graphic Designer: 
Tobias Becker

Web Designer:
Ann Lancaster

Founding Editor: 
Susan S. Jorgensen, MA

Poetry Editor: 
Jennifer (Jinks) Hoffmann

Presencia: Una Publicación Internacional sobre la Dirección Espiritual is published in March, June, September, and December. Presencia offers a forum among diverse people and spiritual traditions for the exploration of present and future trends in the art and ministry of spiritual direction. Presencia is grounded in the belief that our deepest calling is to be present to one another as we share the gift of ourselves. Presencia strives to articulate the essential elements of contemplative practices, formation, and training; to encourage accountability; and to develop clear ethical guidelines. Presencia supports a global contemplative dialog of spiritual care and compassion for others, ourselves, and the whole cosmos. ISSN 1081-7662.

Opinions expressed in this journal are the opinions of the authors and advertisers and may not represent the opinions of Spiritual Directors International, the coordinating council, or the editors. All biblical quotations are from the NRSV unless otherwise noted.

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