AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION + COMPANIONSHIP
Vol.
32
No.
02
Jul – 2026
In This Issue
“The sacred does not arrive only in moments of retreat or revelation. It rises up to meet us through every step we take.”
Articles
Michelle Dyett-Welcome
In spiritual direction, we often sit with those who feel fragmented, lost, or “not quite here.” What they share often comes as an echo of stories, experiences, and inherited burdens that have not yet been named. These expressions are not new. They are imprints, soul-memories surfacing from places deeper than language.
Focus
Rev. SeiFu Anil Singh-Molares
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Katie Rea
Listening to someone find their voice is one of the holiest moments I know. As a spiritual director, I sit with sacred stories and hold space for them to emerge. This work has been offered to me again and again—through my own directors, mentors, and companions—and now it is one of the ways I can provide for my family while paying that gift forward.
Visio Divina
Animation
Heidi Swevens
is an artist, collaborator and spiritual companion. Her first photography show “Do You See What I See?” parallels an inner journey. While creating she loses time and finds Spirit. Or spirit finds her! Heidi is currently in sacred process with her next multisensory show “Wholeness Has Parts.”
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Poetry
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Reviews
by Joyce Rupp
Reviewed by Donna Erickson Couch
by James Martin, SJ
Reviewed by Greg Richardson
by Rodger Kamenetz
Reviewed by Liza Hyatt
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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
Art Editor:
Matt Whitney
Graphic Designer:
Ann Lancaster
Founding Editor:
Susan S. Jorgensen, MA
Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction + Companionship is published in March, July, and November. Presence offers a forum among diverse people and spiritual traditions for the exploration of present and future trends in the art and practice 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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