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SUMMARY:September UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Give Me a Word: The Promise of an Ancient Practice to Guide Your Year  \nby Christine Valters Paintner (2025) \nWe begin the year with the ancient practice of receiving a “word” for the year ahead. Paintner invites readers into contemplative listening\, discernment\, and spiritual attentiveness. This book offers a spacious beginning to our year together and encourages us to notice what wants to guide us in this season of life and ministry. \nZoom link: https://meadville-edu.zoom.us/my/tandirogers \nQuestions: trogers@meadville.edu
URL:https://uusdn.org/event/september-uu-spiritual-direction-book-discussion/
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SUMMARY:UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Walking in Wonder  \nby John O’Donohue (2018) \nAs autumn deepens\, we turn toward beauty\, imagination\, and the sacredness woven through ordinary life. O’Donohue’s reflections and blessings invite us into a spirituality of presence and wonder. This is a book to savor slowly and perhaps read aloud. \n~~~~~~~~ \nThis year’s Spiritual Directors’ Book Circle is an invitation into the 3 C’s: conversation\, contemplation\, and companionship. Together we will read across poetry\, prophecy\, contemplation\, activism\, Indigenous wisdom\, creativity\, queer theology\, and spiritual resilience. Some books may feel like balm. Some may unsettle us. Some may give language to experiences we have carried wordlessly for years. \nAs spiritual directors\, we spend much of our lives listening deeply to the lives and questions of others. This circle is an opportunity to tend our own inner lives and vocational imagination. To notice what stirs. What resists. What nourishes. What calls us further toward courage\, compassion\, liberation\, and wonder. \nOur hope is that this year forms not only a reading group\, but a circle of practice and a network of practitioners. \nHosted by Meadville Lombard Theological School’s LIGHT.
URL:https://uusdn.org/event/uu-spiritual-direction-book-discussion/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T153000
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SUMMARY:UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Writing Creativity and Soul  \nby Sue Monk Kidd (2025) \nIn a season when many caregivers and spiritual leaders are carrying exhaustion\, this book offers creativity as soul care rather than performance. Sue Monk Kidd explores writing\, imagination\, memory\, and the inner life as spiritual practice. No one needs to be a “writer” to enter this conversation. This is a book about voice and tending the self beneath the roles we carry. \n\n~~~~~~~~ \n\n\nThis year’s Spiritual Directors’ Book Circle is an invitation into the 3 C’s: conversation\, contemplation\, and companionship. Together we will read across poetry\, prophecy\, contemplation\, activism\, Indigenous wisdom\, creativity\, queer theology\, and spiritual resilience. Some books may feel like balm. Some may unsettle us. Some may give language to experiences we have carried wordlessly for years. \n\n\nAs spiritual directors\, we spend much of our lives listening deeply to the lives and questions of others. This circle is an opportunity to tend our own inner lives and vocational imagination. To notice what stirs. What resists. What nourishes. What calls us further toward courage\, compassion\, liberation\, and wonder. \n\n\nOur hope is that this year forms not only a reading group\, but a circle of practice and a network of practitioners.
URL:https://uusdn.org/event/uu-spiritual-direction-book-discussion-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261210T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261210T153000
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SUMMARY:UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:How the Stars Get in Your Bones  \nby Jan Richardson (2025) \nDecember invites tenderness\, blessing\, grief\, and light. Jan Richardson’s work holds all of these with extraordinary care. Through poetry\, image\, and reflection\, she companions readers through threshold seasons and reminds us how beauty and sorrow often travel together. \n~~~~~~~ \n\nThis year’s Spiritual Directors’ Book Circle is an invitation into the 3 C’s: conversation\, contemplation\, and companionship. Together we will read across poetry\, prophecy\, contemplation\, activism\, Indigenous wisdom\, creativity\, queer theology\, and spiritual resilience. Some books may feel like balm. Some may unsettle us. Some may give language to experiences we have carried wordlessly for years. \n\n\nAs spiritual directors\, we spend much of our lives listening deeply to the lives and questions of others. This circle is an opportunity to tend our own inner lives and vocational imagination. To notice what stirs. What resists. What nourishes. What calls us further toward courage\, compassion\, liberation\, and wonder. \n\n\nOur hope is that this year forms not only a reading group\, but a circle of practice and a network of practitioners. \n\n\nHosted by Meadville Lombard Theological School’s LIGHT.
URL:https://uusdn.org/event/uu-spiritual-direction-book-discussion-3/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270111T193000
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SUMMARY:Worth\, Cost\, and Calling: Financial Clarity for Spiritual Directors (session 1: Uncovering your money story)
DESCRIPTION:(session 1 of 3) We begin with reflective\, spiritually grounded work. Participants will explore the formative experiences—familial\, cultural\, and religious—that shaped their current beliefs and behavior around money\, worth\, and ministry. Through guided journaling and small-group sharing\, we’ll explore the formative experiences and unspoken assumptions that often lead to undercharging or over-giving. You’ll leave with clarity around the core values that will guide your pricing\, not as a number\, but as an expression of your personal integrity. \n  \nThis three-session virtual workshop series helps spiritual directors and other fee-based care providers align their fees with their values. Participants uncover their own money stories\, calculate the true costs of their practice\, and explore the reality of what financial accessibility might mean\, without apology. Participants will leave the course with practical tools and the language to hold both worth and generosity with spiritual integrity. Led by Rev. Sara Green and Rachel Maxwell\, and hosted by Rev. Tandi Rogers. \n 
URL:https://uusdn.org/event/worth-cost-and-calling-financial-clarity-for-spiritual-directors-session-1-uncovering-your-money-story/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270114T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270114T153000
DTSTAMP:20260911T173220Z
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SUMMARY:UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Embracing Hope: On Freedom\, Responsibility & the Meaning of Life  \nby Viktor E. Frankl (2024) \nAt the turn of the calendar year\, we engage profound questions of meaning\, freedom\, responsibility\, and hope. Frankl’s reflections emerge from both suffering and deep spiritual insight. Rather than offering easy optimism\, this book asks what it means to live purposefully and humanely in difficult times. \n~~~~~~~~ \nThis year’s Spiritual Directors’ Book Circle is an invitation into the 3 C’s: conversation\, contemplation\, and companionship. Together we will read across poetry\, prophecy\, contemplation\, activism\, Indigenous wisdom\, creativity\, queer theology\, and spiritual resilience. Some books may feel like balm. Some may unsettle us. Some may give language to experiences we have carried wordlessly for years. \nAs spiritual directors\, we spend much of our lives listening deeply to the lives and questions of others. This circle is an opportunity to tend our own inner lives and vocational imagination. To notice what stirs. What resists. What nourishes. What calls us further toward courage\, compassion\, liberation\, and wonder. \nOur hope is that this year forms not only a reading group\, but a circle of practice and a network of practitioners. \nHosted by Meadville Lombard Theological School’s LIGHT.
URL:https://uusdn.org/event/uu-spiritual-direction-book-discussion-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270118T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270118T193000
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SUMMARY:Worth\, Cost\, and Calling: Financial Clarity for Spiritual Directors (session 2: The true cost of spiritual direction)
DESCRIPTION:(Session 2 of 3) Many spiritual directors have never calculated what it actually costs to offer this work sustainably. In this session\, we move from story to numbers—without losing the soul. You’ll learn to distinguish fixed costs (platform fees and professional memberships)\, variable costs (marketing\, continuing ed)\, and hidden costs (emotional labor\, preparation time\, unpaid admin). Together\, you’ll discern your financial needs from your practice\, not from greed but from faithfulness to your own calling and your real needs. \nThis three-session virtual workshop series helps spiritual directors and other fee-based care providers align their fees with their values. Participants uncover their own money stories\, calculate the true costs of their practice\, and explore the reality of what financial accessibility might mean\, without apology. Participants will leave the course with practical tools and the language to hold both worth and generosity with spiritual integrity. Led by Rev. Sara Green and Rachel Maxwell\, and hosted by Rev. Tandi Rogers.
URL:https://uusdn.org/event/worth-cost-and-calling-financial-clarity-for-spiritual-directors-session-2-the-true-cost-of-spiritual-direction/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270125T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270125T193000
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SUMMARY:Worth\, Cost\, and Calling: Financial Clarity for Spiritual Directors (session 3: Accessibility without apology)
DESCRIPTION:(Session 3 of 3) How do you offer sliding scales\, scholarships\, or reduced-fee spots without resenting them? How do you say no to a client who can’t pay\, and still act with compassion? This session tackles the practical and spiritual tensions of financial accessibility for a small business. You’ll explore models (community-funded spots\, income-based sliding scales\, barter) and leave with rituals for fee conversations\, decision-making frameworks\, and language to hold both your worth and your generosity. \nThis three-session virtual workshop series helps spiritual directors and other fee-based care providers align their fees with their values. Participants uncover their own money stories\, calculate the true costs of their practice\, and explore the reality of what financial accessibility might mean\, without apology. Participants will leave the course with practical tools and the language to hold both worth and generosity with spiritual integrity. Led by Rev. Sara Green and Rachel Maxwell\, and hosted by Rev. Tandi Rogers.
URL:https://uusdn.org/event/worth-cost-and-calling-financial-clarity-for-spiritual-directors-session-3-accessibility-without-apology/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270211T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270211T153000
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SUMMARY:UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Queering Contemplation: Finding Queerness in the Roots and Future of Contemplative Spirituality  \nby Cassidy Hall (2024) \nThis month we explore contemplation through the lenses of queerness\, embodiment\, liberation\, and expansive spirituality. Cassidy Hall invites readers to question binaries and reimagine contemplative traditions with greater honesty\, hospitality\, and freedom. This conversation may stretch many of us in fruitful ways. \n~~~~~~~~ \nThis year’s Spiritual Directors’ Book Circle is an invitation into the 3 C’s: conversation\, contemplation\, and companionship. Together we will read across poetry\, prophecy\, contemplation\, activism\, Indigenous wisdom\, creativity\, queer theology\, and spiritual resilience. Some books may feel like balm. Some may unsettle us. Some may give language to experiences we have carried wordlessly for years. \nAs spiritual directors\, we spend much of our lives listening deeply to the lives and questions of others. This circle is an opportunity to tend our own inner lives and vocational imagination. To notice what stirs. What resists. What nourishes. What calls us further toward courage\, compassion\, liberation\, and wonder. \nOur hope is that this year forms not only a reading group\, but a circle of practice and a network of practitioners. \nHosted by Meadville Lombard Theological School’s LIGHT.
URL:https://uusdn.org/event/uu-spiritual-direction-book-discussion-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270311T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270311T153000
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SUMMARY:UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth  \nby Four Arrows and Darla Narvaez with multiple voices (2022) \nAs spring begins\, we widen our lens beyond individual spirituality toward relationship\, community\, ecology\, and interdependence. This collection invites readers to examine the assumptions of dominant Western culture and consider Indigenous wisdom traditions that emphasize reciprocity\, kinship\, and balance. \n\n~~~~~~~~ \n\n\nThis year’s Spiritual Directors’ Book Circle is an invitation into the 3 C’s: conversation\, contemplation\, and companionship. Together we will read across poetry\, prophecy\, contemplation\, activism\, Indigenous wisdom\, creativity\, queer theology\, and spiritual resilience. Some books may feel like balm. Some may unsettle us. Some may give language to experiences we have carried wordlessly for years. \n\n\nAs spiritual directors\, we spend much of our lives listening deeply to the lives and questions of others. This circle is an opportunity to tend our own inner lives and vocational imagination. To notice what stirs. What resists. What nourishes. What calls us further toward courage\, compassion\, liberation\, and wonder. \n\n\nOur hope is that this year forms not only a reading group\, but a circle of practice and a network of practitioners. \n\n\nHosted by Meadville Lombard Theological School’s LIGHT.
URL:https://uusdn.org/event/uu-spiritual-direction-book-discussion-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270408T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270408T153000
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SUMMARY:UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness\, Practice Pleasure\, Choose Courage\, Become Victory  \nby Valarie Kaur (2026) \nValarie Kaur weaves activism\, spirituality\, embodiment\, grief\, joy\, and collective liberation into a compelling call toward courageous living. This book asks how we remain awake and loving in difficult times without abandoning ourselves or one another. \n~~~~~~~~ \nThis year’s Spiritual Directors’ Book Circle is an invitation into the 3 C’s: conversation\, contemplation\, and companionship. Together we will read across poetry\, prophecy\, contemplation\, activism\, Indigenous wisdom\, creativity\, queer theology\, and spiritual resilience. Some books may feel like balm. Some may unsettle us. Some may give language to experiences we have carried wordlessly for years. \nAs spiritual directors\, we spend much of our lives listening deeply to the lives and questions of others. This circle is an opportunity to tend our own inner lives and vocational imagination. To notice what stirs. What resists. What nourishes. What calls us further toward courage\, compassion\, liberation\, and wonder. \nOur hope is that this year forms not only a reading group\, but a circle of practice and a network of practitioners. \nHosted by Meadville Lombard Theological School’s LIGHT.
URL:https://uusdn.org/event/uu-spiritual-direction-book-discussion-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270501T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270501T123000
DTSTAMP:20260911T175554Z
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SUMMARY:MLTS' LIGHT Commissioning of the 5th Class
DESCRIPTION:Please hold this date and time to join us for the commissioning and celebration of the 5th class of the spiritual direction formation & certification program at Meadville Lombard’s LIGHT.   \nMore information coming!
URL:https://uusdn.org/event/mlts-light-commissioning-of-the-5th-class/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270513T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270513T153000
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SUMMARY:UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage  \nby Richard Rohr (2025) \nWe close the year with a book wrestling honestly with prophecy\, lament\, anger\, contemplation\, and public life. Rohr explores what spiritual wisdom asks of us in an era marked by polarization and exhaustion. This feels like an appropriate concluding conversation for spiritual directors living and serving in complex times. \n\n~~~~~~~~ \n\n\nThis year’s Spiritual Directors’ Book Circle is an invitation into the 3 C’s: conversation\, contemplation\, and companionship. Together we will read across poetry\, prophecy\, contemplation\, activism\, Indigenous wisdom\, creativity\, queer theology\, and spiritual resilience. Some books may feel like balm. Some may unsettle us. Some may give language to experiences we have carried wordlessly for years. \n\n\nAs spiritual directors\, we spend much of our lives listening deeply to the lives and questions of others. This circle is an opportunity to tend our own inner lives and vocational imagination. To notice what stirs. What resists. What nourishes. What calls us further toward courage\, compassion\, liberation\, and wonder. \n\n\nOur hope is that this year forms not only a reading group\, but a circle of practice and a network of practitioners. \n\n\nHosted by Meadville Lombard Theological School’s LIGHT.
URL:https://uusdn.org/event/uu-spiritual-direction-book-discussion-8/
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