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Roz’s Corner – Group Spiritual Direction – Self-Care for Spiritual Caregivers

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By Dr. Roslyn “Roz” Weiner QUESTION: I’m curious if you have noticed a connection between participation in one of your S.D. groups and one’s ability to sustain (and even thrive in) their ministry. In Christian circles, we see a concerning number of clergy leaving the ministry. I don’t know if Jewish communities are experiencing the […]

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The Trees Have Something to Tell Us
(for George)

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By Annette Darity Garber Shh.. listen. The trees have something to tell us and you cannot hear them if your shoes or your mind are running down the street toward tomorrow. So please,for the sake of tomorrow,for the sake of today(which is gone tomorrow),for the sake of your soulif not for the trees,listen. You want

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ROZ’S CORNER: A Monthly Q & A on Group Spiritual Direction

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This is your chance to ask questions about the practice and process of group spiritual direction and get answers from respected author and spiritual director Dr. Roslyn “Roz” G. Weiner. SDI Press published Roslyn’s book Seeking in the Company of Others: The Wisdom of Group Spiritual Direction in late 2021. Soon afterward, Roz led an

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The Gift of Spiritual Direction – 38 Years with the Same Director and Still Going Strong

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By Maryanne V. Tuite It was a warm June afternoon in 1984 as I arrived at the Brothers’ House of Prayer and rang the doorbell feeling a little nervous. All that dissipated once I met Brother Jack Mostyn.* His attentive demeanor was warm and welcoming, and he had a gentle-looking face that radiated kindness when

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New Mission Statement: “Cultivating the Practices of Deep Listening and Spiritual Presence Across Faith Traditions and Spiritual Orientations”

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Editor’s note: This message is from the SDI executive director on behalf of the SDI Coordinating Council. It is also published in this month’s edition of “Presence.” SDI Members can read this edition on-line here. Those who are not yet SDI members, can sign up here. By Rev. SeiFu Anil Singh-Molares At a just concluded

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How I Found the Calling of Deep Listening

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Editor’s note – This heartfelt account comes from the Christian Catholic tradition. But the story of hearing the call to spiritual direction after being the beneficiary of deep listening is one that many spiritual directors and companions will appreciate. By Margaret Meisen When preparing for marriage, my husband-to-be and I heard a woman religious talk

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The Value of Peer Supervision in Spiritual Direction…and Warm Pie!

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By Joan Alexander A peer can mean someone who is the same age or same social status as you, like a colleague or an associate. But to peer can also mean to look closely, with curiosity. Both of these definitions apply to Peer Supervision in Spiritual Direction. In this article I will talk about the

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Trees As Spiritual Directors/Companions

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By Dr. Jeanette Banashak Keep a green tree in your heart, and perhaps the singing bird will come. I must share with you a story about a particularly barren time in my life when I used a tree for a spiritual director. I learned so much that year because I listened in silence…Because it was

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“Coming Home” – Hearing the Call of Deep Listening

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By Angela Marie Gage This is the story of the moment – or moments – I felt the call to spiritual companioning and how heeding that call has changed my life. In my early 50’s, I was invited to attend a personal and silent retreat at a men’s monastery. I gladly accepted as it had

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Listening to the Stranger – A Radical Proposal to End Divisiveness

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In our schools and in our homes, let’s teach our children how to listen and converse with new people to make them feel welcome. Let’s teach our kids how to ask others for their stories and how to receive them warmly and nonjudgmentally. Let’s start a paradigm where all new relationships seek the compassionate knowledge

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Roz’s Corner – Group Spiritual Direction – Self-Care for Spiritual Caregivers

The Trees Have Something to Tell Us
(for George)

The Gift of Spiritual Direction – 38 Years with the Same Director and Still Going Strong

New Mission Statement: “Cultivating the Practices of Deep Listening and Spiritual Presence Across Faith Traditions and Spiritual Orientations”

How I Found the Calling of Deep Listening

The Value of Peer Supervision in Spiritual Direction…and Warm Pie!

Trees As Spiritual Directors/Companions

“Coming Home” – Hearing the Call of Deep Listening

Listening to the Stranger – A Radical Proposal to End Divisiveness

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