Articles About Contemplative Living
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A Seeing Heart — Learning to Pay Attention by Sharon Daloz Parks
Sharon Daloz Parks talks about adaptive leadership and the importance of paying attention and being present and open "to seeing what we've never seen before, and a willingness to be affected, to be moved."
Rediscovering a Desire for God by Carole Crumley
Carole Crumley examines the challenges that ordained clergy encounter when trying to maintain a spiritual life amidst the busyness of church and pastoral duties and how Shalem's Clergy Spiritual Life & Leadership: Going Deeper Program responds to these challenges.
What is Contemplative Spirituality?
Shalem's staff looks at the meaning of spirituality, different
spiritual paths, contemplation, and what it means to live
contemplatively in today's world.
Heart, Mind & Prayer
Jerry May explores how the relationship between his mind and heart affect his prayer. This article is taken from Living in Love, a compendium of Jerry May's Shalem newsletter articles available here on Shalem's online store.
Lectio Divina
Literally, "Divine Reading," these steps for praying with scripture offer contemplation and illumination.
Prayerful Reflection On One's Day
Rose Mary Dougherty offers a contemplative practice long associated with discernment − the practice of prayerfully reflecting on our day, traditionally called "the examen of consciousness." This article is an excerpt from Rose Mary's new book, Discernment: A Path to Spiritual Awakening, available here on Shalem's online store.
Shalem Visits South Korea
Tilden Edwards and Carole Crumley visited South Korea in 2008 and 2009, leading contemplative retreats to Korean clergy. Click on the articles below to read about their experience.
Contemplative Deepening in Korea by Tilden Edwards
Shalem Korea: Coming Home by Carole Crumley
Selected Reflections from Matthew Fox
Matthew Fox is the featured speaker for Shalem's Fifth Gerald May Seminar in April 2010
from "One River, Many Wells"
from "Creativity: Where the Divine and Human Meet"