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Spirit Journal – June 2021

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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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Spirit Journal – May 2021

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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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Spirit Journal – March 2021

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This month’s issue features:

  • Information about our upcoming workshop on Contemplation and Anti-Racism, presented in collaboration with the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate Anti-Racism Committee.
  • An introduction to Reflections, a new library of writings about contemplation and related topics, which we’ve recently added to our website
  • A poem by Sue Fox McGovern, inspired by her participation in the Living Flame 2 program
  • Our monthly listing of additional online and in-person contemplative events
  • Insights from Jack Kornfield, Ram Dass, Rami Shapiro and Bernie Glassman

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Spirit Journal – February 2021

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This month’s issue features:

  • Your final opportunity to be part of this Thursday’s Howard Thurman workshop
  • Remembrances of Father William Meninger, one of the originators of Centering Prayer, who passed away on Valentine’s Day
  • A reflection by Sandra Janowski inspired by a modern translation of a well-known scripture passage and a poem by Deborah Marqui inspired by the winter of ’21
  • Our monthly listing of additional online and in-person contemplative events
  • Insights from Thomas Keating, Basil Pennington, William Meninger, and Albert Einstein

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Spirit Journal – January 2021

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New Year, new beginnings. Our January issue features:

  • Information about how you can participate in two programs offered by Contemplative Outreach Chicago: Centering Prayer Weekend Immersion and Living Flame 2
  • A pair of thoughtful reflections on recent history, offered by Alan Krema and Nancy Sylvester, IHM
  • A remembrance of Rev. Ken Sedlak, CssR.
  • Sandra Janowski’s thoughts inspired by a modern translation of a well-known scripture passage
  • A reminder to save the dates in mid-June for our 2021 Intensive and Post-Intensive Retreats
  • Our monthly listing of additional online and in-person contemplative events
  • Insights from Kuya Minogue, Yung-chia Ta-shih, Thomas Keating and Martin Luther King, Jr.

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