Commission on Spiritual Growth
Mission Statement
The Commission on Spiritual Growth supports the spiritual nurture of the people of the diocese of Atlanta. Through a variety of initiatives, we encourage and equip lay persons, clergy and parishes to engage in the ongoing discovery of God's presence in their lives and to lead others in deepening their relationship with God, neighbor, and creation.
Index
Centering Prayer
List of Members of Our Commission
Spiritual and Retreat Centers in the Diocese
Links:
The Virtual Labyrinth (from Grace Cathedral, San Francisco)The Virtual RosaryFrom St. Paul's SyracuseOnline Labyrinth (from St Paul's, Syracuse)
Resources:
Henri Nouwen
1932 - 1996
Priest and author, respected professor and beloved pastor, Henri Nouwen wrote over 40 books on the spiritual life. He corresponded regularly in English, Dutch, German, French and Spanish with hundreds of friends and reached out to thousands through his Eucharistic celebrations, lectures and retreats. Since his death in 1996, ever-increasing numbers of readers, writers, teachers and seekers have been guided by his literary legacy. Nouwen's books have sold over 2 million copies and been published in over 22 languages.
Henri Nouwen spent his life helping people respond to the universal "yearning for love, unity, and communion that doesn't go away". Henri Nouwen was a spiritual thinker, a synthesist and one of the first in our time, along with Thomas Merton, to consciously develop a "theology of the heart" and to lay this down as a template for both clergy and lay persons. Henri had an unusual capacity to write about the life of Jesus and the love of God in ways that have inspired countless people to trust God more fully.
Inspired and energized by one of the most popular spiritual writers of our time, HenriNouwen.org exists to provide resources and encouragement to all those who seek to deepen their spiritual commitments. (click on link below to go to his website)
(From HenrNouwen.org )
