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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Reviews
by Ashley Neese
Reviewed by Monique CM Keffer
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
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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
Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction is published in March, June, September, and December. Presence 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. Presence is grounded in the belief that our deepest calling is to be present to one another as we share the gift of ourselves. Presence strives to articulate the essential elements of contemplative practices, formation, and training; to encourage accountability; and to develop clear ethical guidelines. Presence 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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