Praying with Icons
Icons are painted to lead us into the inner room of prayer and bring us close to the heart of God. - Henri Nouwen, Behold, the Beauty of...
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All the Wonders
betharichardson
Jul 161 min read
SoulCollage® Facilitator
Recently, I finished the training to become a SoulCollage® facilitator. SoulCollage® is an intuitive technique developed by Seena B....
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betharichardson
Jan 202 min read
Join Me for the New Hybrid Academy
St. Augustine writes, “You have made us for yourself, O God, and our hearts are restless until they find rest in you.” In these times of...
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betharichardson
Mar 21, 20201 min read
Prayer Practices for This Time of Crisis
Bring in Spring. Fresh flowers from the yard brought inside. Share the light. I keep a candle burning when I'm awake. Meditate with...
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betharichardson
Sep 17, 20181 min read
There Is a Field
I’ve just returned from my second weekend intensive in spiritual director training with The Haden Institute. I’m grateful for time apart...
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betharichardson
Feb 6, 20182 min read
Are You Thirsty? Come to the Water
As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. -Psalm 42:1-2, NRSV ...
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betharichardson
Jul 11, 20171 min read
On These Shores
On these shores People prayed to the morning sun. On these shores People gathered food, repaired nets. On these shores People launched...
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betharichardson
Jul 8, 20171 min read
Clonmacnoise
We enter the gates Of Clonmacnoise. Ahead of us are Centuries of life in the Spirit. You have a choice, the leader says, Go in pilgrim or...
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betharichardson
Jul 7, 20171 min read
Saint Ciarán
I found myself drawn back to the ruin of St. Ciarán's Church at Glendalough. St. Ciarán was the anam cara (soul friend) of St. Kevin. His...
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betharichardson
Jul 5, 20171 min read
Glendalough Monastic Settlement
One turned up palm is out the window, stiff as a cross beam, when a blackbird lays in it and settles down to rest. -Seamus Heaney A poem...
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betharichardson
Jun 24, 20171 min read
Lead Us, God of Pilgrimage
I am preparing to go on a pilgrimage with The Academy for Spiritual Formation. We'll be traveling to Ireland in early July, visiting...
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betharichardson
Jun 15, 20171 min read
The Legacy of Hatred
Each day I see the legacy of hatred Written across my screen, Displayed in videos. It enters my car in voices on the radio. Fists raised...
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betharichardson
Aug 10, 20161 min read
We Are All Complex
We are all complex. I wish I were made of just one self — consistent, wise and loving — a self I should never wish to get rid of at any...
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betharichardson
Jul 13, 20115 min read
Centering Prayer Journal
This is a repost from my article on Alive Now's blog I starting practicing centering prayer in February as I was working on the...
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betharichardson
Jul 3, 20093 min read
Interview with Beth
Upper Room: How do you pray? Beth: I usually take some time for prayer each morning before I leave the house. It's not a great lot of...
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