AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION + COMPANIONSHIP
Vol.
32
No.
03
Nov – 2026
In This Issue
“The Joy of spiritual companionship is
the wise mind that has laid down the
need to be ahead of the moment.”
— From The Joy of Spiritual Companionship by Rev. SeiFu Anil Singh-Molares
Articles
Paul Houston Blankenship-Lai
As the door closes, I think of Awe. Before his family separated. Before the judge’s verdict. Before Awe lost his janitorial job and got pushed into homelessness. Before his midnight confessions on the steps of St. Mark’s Cathedral. Before he felt stuck on the streets and died in a doorway across from a grocery store.
Rev. Richard M. Weinberg
Focus
Rev. SeiFu Anil Singh-Molares
It may seem unintuitive to begin a reflection on the joy of spiritual companionship by discussing the passing of someone I tended to (and who tended to me). But it is precisely the quality of that tending that brought us so much delight.
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More Articles
Naoma Riordan
Most of us imagine that a sacred moment will announce itself properly. Perhaps the clouds will part, a choir will locate the perfect chord, and someone nearby will have the good sense to light a candle. We expect the Divine to arrive with the spiritual equivalent of a brass band.
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Poetry
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Reviews
by Liz Bucar
Reviewed by Kelly Murphy Mason
by Francis Weller
Reviewed by Monique Keffer
SDI Journeys
Publisher:
Spiritual Directors International
Executive Director & Editor-in-Chief:
Rev. SeiFu Anil Singh-Molares, MTS
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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