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Here’s what you’ll find in this month’s issue:

• An invitation from Alan Krema to be part of our 2021 Fall Retreat on November 13 via Zoom
• Biographical information about this year’s Fall Workshop presenter, Phileena Heuertz
• Information about a very special event coming up in January with Michael Battle – registration is now open!
• An article by Ingrid Forsberg on how her Centering Prayer group has adapted and persevered during a year of Covid
• A listing of selected contemplative events and resources to support your spiritual journey
• Insights from Thomas Keating, Diana L. Hayes, Joseph Campbell, and Phileena Heuertz.

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In our late-September/early fall issue, we:

• Announce with regret the postponement of the Fall Retreat that had been scheduled for October 8-10
• Urge you to register now for November’s 2021 Fall Workshop with Phileena Heuertz
• Announce for the first time a very special event coming up in January with Michael Battle
• Share a “vision statement” for 2021-2022, developed with input from many Contemplative Outreach Chicago members
• Inform you about other selected contemplative events and resources to support your journey, including two that will be of special interest to those engaged in 12-step recovery programs
• Share Insights from Shankara, Thomas Keating, Sophfronia Scott, and Srimad Bhagavatam

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Our late-summer issue covers:

• The start of registration for our 2021 One-Day Fall Workshop, November 13 via Zoom, featuring Phileena Heuertz on the topic of “three-centered awareness”
• Continuing registration for our Fall Retreat: Weekend Immersion, October 8-10
• An invitation encouraging you to share a reflection or other piece of your own writing in Spirit Journal
• A personal reflection from Jeffrey Ediger on The Gathering Stillness of the Moon
• News about other selected contemplative events and resources to support your journey
• Insights from Aldous Huxley, Maya Angelou, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Thomas Merton.

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This issue features:

• A couple of important “save the date” announcements for a weekend retreat and a one-day workshop coming up this fall
• Information about an Introduction to Centering Prayer workshop coming right up on July 21 and 28 via Zoom.
• Two personal reflections: one from Sandy Janowski on her experience of a recent retreat and one from Linda Jackim on “unexpected arrivals of grace”
• An special invitation encouraging you to share a reflection or other piece of your own writing in Spirit Journal
• News about several other contemplative events and resources to support your journey
• Insights from Mirabai Starr, Cynthia Bourgeault, Howard Thurman, and Gerald May

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This issue marks the beginning of Spirit Journal’s seventh year of publication – thanks to all of our readers for your continued interest!

The June issue features:

• An interview about the meaning of Juneteenth (our new national holiday, as of this week) with Leslie Geer of Contemplative Outreach Atlanta
• A look back at the recently concluded Living Flame 2 program
• Information about a new film to be released July 6th by the Mind & Life Institute: Evolution of the Heart, conversations with the Dalai Lama, including a link to a two-and-a-half minute trailer
• News about several contemplative events and resources to support your journey
• Insights from Richard Rohr, Thomas Keating, Seccho, and Susan Saltzberg

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Our May issue features:

• A reflection written by Alan Krema, inspired by the Gospel of Thomas and Howard Thurman’s Jesus and the Disinherited
• News about half a dozen contemplative events and resources for your journey
• Insights from Sen T’sen, William Penn, St. John of the Cross, and Meister Eckhart

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