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I have recently had the pleasure of renewing my acquaintance with the great Jesuit Teilhard de Chardin. I heard parts of his ‘Mass on the world’ read as a meditation. I was enthralled, and set about searching for his work. I had discarded my...

For those of us attending our SDE Annual Meeting 2023, and who could fit it into travel arrangements, an extra day in Estonia became an option. This was an opportunity for further immersion into the country’s culture and spirituality. Kristel, a...

Many years ago I found myself at a pottery retreat in Cork. We spent the days sitting in the pottery shed working instinctively with clay or relaxing in the garden being still, while enjoying the sun and the butterflies and the flowers. The word of...

Thoughts of being worth nothing and good for nothing filled me as I watched a couple of my classmates do all the mathematical calculations whilst I struggled the whole time. I felt terrible as I compared myself to them and was not able to provide...

As a member of a group entitled: Spiritual Directors in Europe, I travelled to our Annual General Meeting, hosted this year by members of the Estonian group. The meeting is hosted by a different country each year. For me, the prospect of visiting...