Spiritual Directors in Europe News

Registration for St Beuno's is open

Antoinette van Gurp — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 09:00:38 GMT

Dear member,

I hope you got our email with the possiblity to register for St. Beuno's in Wales, if not contact the Secretary.

We hope that you will all be able to come.

Warm regards, EC of SDE

Sigridur, Sirkka-Liisa, Ulla and Antoinette

Reflections in connection with Henri Nouwen's writings

Antoinette van Gurp — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 11:38:52 GMT

Here are a few reflections in connection with Henri Nouwen's work, sent by Maria Theresa

Finding our sacred centre . . . some insights_Handout.pdf

Life of the Beloved_Handout.pdf

Prayer authored by Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy

Antoinette van Gurp — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:50:19 GMT

Ajja found this prayer.

This prayer, authored by Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy, was used in many places in inter-religious worships around the time of the Gulf War in 1991.

Eternal God, Creator of the universe, there is no God but You.

Great and wonderful are Your works, wondrous are your ways.

Thank You for the many splendoured variety of Your creation.

Thank You for the many ways we affirm Your presence and purpose,

and the freedom to do so.

Forgive our violation of Your creation.

Forgive our violence toward each other.

We stand in awe and gratitude for Your persistent love

for each and all of Your children:

Christian, Jew, Muslim,

as well as those with other faiths.

Grant to all and our leaders attributes of the strong;

mutual respect in words and deed,

restraint in the exercise of power,

and the will for peace with justice, for all.

Eternal God, Creator of the universe, there is no God but You.

Amen.

Book on Advent by Fanny Benitez

Antoinette van Gurp — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 15:28:21 GMT

Book: Advent by Fanny Benitez

It's available HERE (Amazon UK in English) and HERE (amazon Spain in Spanish)

Silent retreat by Penny Warren in April 2024

Antoinette van Gurp — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 15:22:09 GMT

Penny Warren is leading a retreat on Holy Island in Northumberland from the 8th to 12th April.

Silent Retreat

Title: “Finding the Quiet”.

Dates: Monday 8th to Friday 12th April 2024

Led by Penny Warren. Details to follow.

Costs (including lunches, dinners and retreat costs):

Bedroom with own shower room at High Rigg: £312 (two sharing: £215 per person)

One-bedroom flat (1 single and 1 double bed) - Starbank: £427 (two sharing: £272 per person).

Cost should never be a bar to anyone attending. We have a special fund for this purpose, so please do ask if you’d like a bursary.

To book: please fill in this form. You will then receive an invoice. Payment of your deposit

will secure your booking. If you have any queries, please contact Richard at holyislandretreats@gmail.com
or tel. 01757 670099/07963 617071

Booking details are in the link.

https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1T3E1R1liBVCbAzi3Uz6Xj-jgrV_HkcTWj4HvXxxmk7M/mobilebasic

Books about spiritual direction

Antoinette van Gurp — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 07:15:50 GMT

These are the books given by members to the library in Estonia:

Celtic prayer : Caught Up in Love
Dom Chautard OCR, The Soul of the Apostolate
Joan Chittister, The Time Is Now
Karl Frielingsdorf, Seek the face of God
Leslie A. Hay, Hospitality : The Heart of Spiritual Direction
Gerard W. Hughes, God in All Things, The Sequel to God of Surprises
Gerard W. Hughes, God of Surprises
Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love
In a New Translation by Thomas Corbishley S.J., The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola
Thomas Merton, Spiritual Direction and Meditation
Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart, The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel
Henri Nouwen, The Wounded Healer
Henri Nouwen, Walk With Jesus
Susan S. Phillips, Candlelight : Illuminating the Art of Spiritual Direction
Richard Rohr, Breathing Under Water, Spirituality and The Twelve Steps
Richard Rohr, Falling Upward
Richard Rohr, Silent Compassion, Finding God in Contemplation
Joyce Rupp, May I Have This Dance?
Margaret Silf, Landmarks: An Ignatian Journey
Margaret Silf, Companions of Christ : Ignatian Spirituality for Everyday Living
Carol Ann Smith; Eugene Merz, Moment by Moment : A Retreat in Everyday Life
The Veritas Hymnal

Advent resources uploaded

Kathryn Turner — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:27:32 GMT

Visit our Resources page and see the link to our updated Advent page. If you have anything to offer, please send it to the Secretary for uploading.

Conference Opportunity in Hungary!

Kathryn Turner — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:19:52 GMT

Imago Dei – being present in the Presence.

Magdolna Kovari has asked us to promote the following conference which may be of interest to Members.

The title is Imago Dei – being present in the Presence and it will be held 21-25 September 2022 by the lake Balaton in Hungary.

You can find all the relevant information on the following link – ecpcc.info.
If you are interested in a participation or have any further questions, please contact the organisers (contact@ecpcc.info).

Prayer for Peace

Kathryn Turner — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:57:49 GMT

Pope Francis has asked that Ash Wednesday, 2 March, should be a Day of particular Prayer and Fasting for Ukraine.

We have posted his Prayer for Peace here: https://sd-europe.wildapricot.org/Prayer-for-Peace/

If you are able to pray at 8pm on Wednesday, we join our hearts in solidarity with those whose lives are being damaged by the invasion.

Members' Day - 13 November

Kathryn Turner — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:41:36 GMT

Over 40 members and friends gathered online to spend time in shared reflection and then to hear updates from the EC.We had some problems logging in but everyone was delighted when at last we could see familiar faces - or meet new ones!

Teemu Salminen led us in a gentle and deep reflection on the power of nature and then invited people to spend time either outside or finding something natural to contemplate. This was a very powerful experience as people spoke of the calm they found - the fruitfulness - the colours - and space to be.

Vigfus Ingvarsson gave us an introduction to Iceland - telling us more about the Christian heritage of the country and sharing photos of some of the places we will visit. (We hope to upload the video here shortly!)

The EC shared some updates.

An introduction to the new website - how to log in as a member - and to register interest in the pilgrimage to Iceland.

Rafael Maria Theuvenet and Seamus Cullen brought us up to date with the progress of offering SD-Europe spiritual direction training in Poland and, possibly, in Iceland.

Teemu then gave more information about the pilgrimage and the costs and asked people to start registering their interest so that the EC has an idea of numbers.

It was a joy to see everyone and we hope to see everyone again in February for more news about spiritual direction training and the Iceland pilgrimage!

Clare Camilleri - Rest in Peace

Kathryn Turner — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:46:17 GMT

Dear Friends

We are sorry to announce the death our dear Life Member, Clare Camilleri. A memorial and tribute can be found below:

Blog and Recent blog posts gadgets

(Past member) — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:33:42 GMT

Using the blog gadget, you can add a blog to your Wild Apricot site to provide timely updates and information to your membership.

By using Recent blog posts, you can display a list of the most recent blog posts, with links to the full posts. The list will include the date of each post and the name of the poster – with the name linking to their profile if available.

For instructions on inserting, moving, and deleting gadgets, see Gadgets.

WA blog settings and setting up restrictions

(Past member) — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 11:36:13 GMT

You can create as many different blogs as you wish. You can limit access to a blog by placing it on a restricted page. If you make the page public, you can still use the blog gadget settings to control functionality for visitors and members.

You can read more about setting up blogs on our Blog help page.

If you are looking on more information on how to use blog, you can find it here.

Here's a blog entry with comments

(Past member) — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:37:37 GMT

This is another sample blog entry. Depending on your readers' access permissions, they can comment on your posts, and reply to comments.

You can learn more about setting up blog pages on our Blog help page.