spiritual and ministerial development
The Grove Book is now out of print, but interest in the course remains. (If you are interested in a digital version of the book please contact me.) Sheffield Diocese are going to run Soul Spark this year as part of their ‘Lights for Christ’ encouraging discipleship programme. I was recently interviewed about Soul Spark […]
Praying with the Trinity After many years of using this icon, I still find it enormously helpful to draw me into being with the community of the Trinity. One of the options in the Soul Spark course is to pray with the Trinity – use this link to see this resource A leaflet I have […]
I was really pleased today to receive the first copies of the book Liz Hoare and I worked on over the summer. Published by Grove Books in the Spirituality Series we wanted to produce a book that was practical and theological in helping people think about Spiritual Direction who may never have come across it […]
I have been asked several times over the years about ‘Soul Spark 2’ and my stock answer is – if you found the process useful – then you have enough to take this further yourself!! By this I mean that a group could easily do the prayer and the sharing parts together – by a […]
Ignatius defines these terms in a very specific way, that is different to their common usage. This makes it important when using the terms to be clear about their meaning. One really helpful explanation which I have been reminded of since writing my book comes from understanding the spanish / french roots of the words. consolacion – […]
I had a great day yesterday at Harnhill Centre, with people from the Gloucester Diocese. About sixty people gathered to explore Soul Spark in response to a Diocesan initiative to encourage it through Lent (or another time this year). I was asked to provide something that launched the venture, that catered for the mix of […]
Preparing to introduce a group to Ignatius’ approach to prayer the other day, I was pondering how common it is to be preoccupied with our performance. Am I doing it right? What should I be doing? What should I be experiencing? Why aren’t I… I am aware, that for both myself and others these rather […]
I took delivery today of my consignment of books. Great to see the real thing! Also rather odd – that sense that its going to be out there. My perfectionist streak leaves me anxious about errors that are now open for the world to see! However, that is shadowed by the sense that I’ve had […]
Publication is getting closer – the proofs have been checked, and finally the cover design has been worked out. I find the Grove format very limiting but in the end opted for a design based upon a painting that I have long valued, particularly in the way it speaks to me of life through the […]
