It is written to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. Does a living faith require doing justice or is it enough to love receiving mercy for ourselves? Are we creating a world for our individualized faith or for the common good? Let’s explore the movement of personal spirituality that leads an active faith for the sake of human flourishing.
Attend from anywhere! Zoom or In-person tickets available now. Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a contemplative, soulful, and non-pathologizing approach to personal healing and spiritual transformation. This workshop is designed specifically for spiritual companions—spiritual directors, chaplains, pastoral counselors, and other soul-care workers—who want to explore how IFS can be a model and a process for compassion-based soul care that keeps care providers grounded in our own compassionate essence and invites those to whom we provide care into a deeper connection with the sacred and with their own spiritual essence.
Renowned spiritual teacher John Philip Newell will outline the main themes of his award-winning book Sacred Earth Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to What Our Souls Know and Healing the World (Harper One). Newell calls us to be aware of the sacredness of Earth and every human being as key to the way of transformation and healing in our lives and world.
Join us for a Holy Week Silent Retreat on the beautiful grounds of Springhill Retreat Center.
NEW THIS YEAR! We are excited to offer all SMI 2025-26 programs for just $300, a savings of $60, now through September 19, 2025. This SMI Annual pass includes lunch at every in-person event. If you purchase this pass, add ALL of these events to your calendar: Contemplative Poetry - September 23, 2025, 10 am […]
All four 2025-26 Busy World Programs for just $85, now through September 19, 2025. Individual programs are $30 each. All Busy World programs are on Tuesdays, 10am- 12pm. If you purchase this Busy World Package Deal, add these events to your calendar: Contemplative Poetry – September 23, 2025, 10 am – 12 pm at Episcopal Church […]
Poetry is a way of looking at life through a different facet of the diamond of existence. As Emily Dickenson said, “Tell the truth but tell it slant.” Join us to explore the world of poetry to see how it intersects with reality and communicates to our hearts and souls with unique purpose and meaning […]
Purchase both 2025-26 Contemplative Workshops for just $140, now through October 17, 2025. Lunch and materials are included. If you purchase this pass, add both of these workshops to your calendar: Walk Slowly, and Bow Often - October 21, 2025, 10 am - 3:30pm at Springhill Retreat Center Spiritual Practices and the Enneagram - February […]
The sacredness of nature fills our beings like nothing else. Join us on the beautiful grounds of Springhill Retreat Center as we practice Mary Oliver's poem, “When I am Among the Trees” in real time. Dr. Thiele will lead us in learning divine truths of contemplative living from the nature beings all around us, tapping […]
All who love will eventually grieve. By bringing the resources of spirituality to bear on our losses, we can carry our sorrows rather than silence them. Calling on her extensive experience companioning those journeying through grief, Rev. Shelton will offer ways to help the griever understand their journey. She will share spiritual practices drawn from […]
Each of us comes into this world created with a singular way of learning, communicating, and developing based on how our brain works, creating the beautiful tapestry we call neurodiversity. On the contemplative way, as we welcome all parts of our experience with an awareness of this neurodiversity, we extend a deeper level of hospitality […]
While the contemplative life teaches us to pay attention, the Enneagram illuminates how our energy follows our attention. Once we notice where our attention and energy naturally go, we can choose to disrupt unhelpful patterns and find freedom. Join us as Lindsay leads an interactive experience with brief teachings on the Enneagram and spiritual practices, […]