Hearts On Fire is offering a teaching video produced by Spiritual Directors International (SDI), an interfaith professional organization for spiritual directors, featuring our own Director of Learning and Formation, the Reverend Dr. Brenda Buckwell. In the video Sandra Lommasson, spiritual director and founder and co-director of Bread of Life in Sacramento, California, and Brenda discuss […]
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The Role of Contemplative Practices in Missions
by Ann Smith It’s an argument one often hears: I don’t have the temperament for contemplative practice—I’m a Type A personality. I like to get things done. As spiritual directors and retreat leaders we know that it’s not either/or when speaking of contemplation or missions, but instead both/and. Out of our being flows our doing. […]
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As spiritual directors and retreat leaders, we are charged with nourishing the souls who seek us out for guidance on their spiritual journeys. When we immerse ourselves in this work, it is easy for us to forget that we too are in need of nourishment. We forget that we must drink deeply from the well […]