Serving Spiritual Seekers 
The Place of Meeting
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June 29, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Mary Noble Garcia “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” …
Read MoreWhat Am I Not Seeing?
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June 08, 2018
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By Kristen
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By JoAnn Campbell-Rice I recently experienced an object lesson in empathy. One afternoon a directee squinted into the sun as she sat down, and as I adjusted the blinds, it occurred to me I could rearrange the furniture so that she didn’t have to face the window. I’d often tinkered with the blinds without considering the…
Read MoreGod’s Deepening Life: An Ignatian Invitation to Re-imagine the Spiritual Journey
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May 25, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde "Our only desire and our one choice should be this: I want and I choose what better leads to God's deepening life in me." - from St. Ignatius of Loyola's Principle and Foundation of the Spiritual Exercises I remember turning 40. I sold my house of 16 years, paid off all of…
Read MoreThe Voices at the Table
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May 11, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Mary Noble Garcia About two years ago I was invited to be a part of a women’s writing group. My first response was, “Me? I am not a writer.” In my prayer I felt a nudge to listen to a very quiet voice that said, “What a great opportunity!” I was reminded of author…
Read MoreBuilding Resiliency and Nurturing the Spirit of Caregivers – blog
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March 27, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Susanna Bertelsen Easter Season 2018 welcomes Spring upon the Minnesota landscape with new life and fresh possibilities for renewal. These colorful daises in full bloom remind me of the energy that Easter promises and the fire of Pentecost’s Spirit. Today, I reflect back to Easter Season 2002 when my life’s path took a significant…
Read MoreI Can Hardly Wait to Grow Old! -blog
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March 27, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Tom Allen On April 14, 2010, at the age of 57, my wife and I were told that she had young onset Alzheimer’s. We totally restructured our lives. Selling our home and moving into independent senior living Entering Julie into an adult day care program Leaving my employment to reduce stress and be more…
Read MoreCane . . . and Still Able
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March 14, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Kay Vander Vort Each of my four children are now in their 50-’s. I chuckle (inwardly) when I see them squinting at photos on their I-Phones and scrambling for their “cheater” glasses. I remember well how I delayed giving in to eye glasses convinced it was one more sign of aging. My new sign…
Read MoreSecond Half of Life Institutions
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March 14, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Barbara Leonard The book by Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality in the Two Halves of Life inspires a lot of discussion. Father Rohr suggests that most of our western institutions are first half enterprises and this includes the church, writ large. First half institutions tend to be concerned with their own organization, exclusive…
Read MoreIN FLIGHT: An Ignatian Encounter with Jesus
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February 16, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child to destroy him.” Matthew 2:13 I try to imagine what it is like to be an undocumented, employed immigrant, living and working in the…
Read MoreLenten Reflection
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February 16, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Karen Treat Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me. Psalm 23: 4 As I write this I am coming up on Ash Wednesday. I made a very bold move and asked if I could preach this…
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