AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION + COMPANIONSHIP
Vol.
30
No.
03
Sept – 2024
In This Issue
“Suffering is not the problem. The challenge is what do we do with it?”
Articles
Tim Arsenault
Shakespeare’s poetic imagination created this title for a comedy about love, disguises, and unexpected turns of fate. “Love’s labor” fittingly describes the work of holy curiosity and generous listening, the age-old sacred mission of spiritual directors and companions.
Focus & Letters to the Editor
Rev. SeiFu Anil Singh-Molares
Silence is very much at the heart of our practice as spiritual companions. And not just any “silence,” but thunderous silence. Pregnant, full, inviting, resonant, and powerful.
Jinks (Jennifer) Hoffmann
Our Sponsors
More Articles
Joe McHugh
I’ve come to see spiritual direction itself as supporting others in their process of engaging both the bodily and spiritual eyes. Finding an image of who we are or who we want to be is a critical element in developing personal, professional, and spiritual identities.
Our Sponsors
Poetry
Our Sponsors
Reviews
by Kelly Bulkeley
Reviewed by Kathryn Madden, rc
edited by Karen E. Simms Tolson
Reviewed by Pegge Erkeneff
by Sandra C. Smith
Reviewed by Marcia Wakeland
by Camille Sapara Barton
Reviewed by Karen Erlichman, DMin, LCSW
by Marsha Crockett
Reviewed by Kelly Murphy Mason, PsyD, LICSW
by W. Benjamin Boswell
Reviewed by Stephanie Bussey-Spencer Patton
by Elizabeth A. Johnson
Reviewed by Kate Clark, PhD
by Benjamin Valentin
Reviewed by Monique CM Keffer, MA
Our Sponsors
Publisher:
Spiritual Directors International
Executive Director & Editor-in-Chief:
Rev. SeiFu Anil Singh-Molares, MTS
Editorial Coordinator:
Seicho Sydney Roth
Media Review Editor:
Pegge Erkeneff
Poetry Editor:
Jennifer (Jinks) Hoffmann
Art Editor:
Matt Whitney
Graphic Designer:
Ann Lancaster
Founding Editor:
Susan S. Jorgensen, MA
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.
The Home of Spiritual Companionship
3800 Aurora Ave N, Suite 120
Seattle, WA 98103, USA
