Sandy Henkel is assistant coordinator for our Tending the Holy Spiritual Direction program in Chicago. She shares a few words about how she discovered Spiritual Direction, and how she has woven its practices into her life’s work.

Lacy Finn Borgo is an author and spiritual director, focused on the spiritual health and accompaniment with children. She joins Christos for a two-part series in October and November 2024. Read excerpts from her book Faith Like A Child, and learn more about this inspiring series.

As pilgrims prepare to leave Iona, they reflect on new invitations they have received from God.

Thoughts and sights from Christos pilgrimage to Iona, Scotland

Christos Ignatian Retreat facilitator shares her thoughts about the impact of the Ignatian exercises on her faith.

Recent Tending the Holy graduate Samantha Young reflects on her own journey to becoming a Spiritual Director, and her introduction to Spiritual Direction during a challenging time in her faith life.

Christos learner John Lassen discovered Spiritual Direction as he discerned a call to a new church. He deepened his relationship with God along the way.

Our learners and Spiritual Director alumni come to Spiritual Direction for a variety of reasons, at different seasons in their lives. Vonda Rankin shares thoughts about her own spiritual journey.

Offering spiritual direction can sometimes feel like a long, slow, patient work. Ponder these often hidden benefits that Jeannette Bakke reminds us of in her book Holy Invitations.

Sheri Abel is a Christos alumni and small group facilitator in the Chicago area Tending the Holy program. She talked with us about her spiritual journey, and how the expressive arts play a role in how she is present with God.

David L. Miller hosts an upcoming Christos Advent online retreat, Enter The Joy: Christmas Stories From Then and Now, for five Wednesdays starting November 8, 2023. He talked with us about the importance of joy in our spiritual lives.

Debbi Horton graduated from the Christos Tending the Holy program in 1996. In addition to her work as a Spiritual Director, she is a triple-certified Enneagram educator. In this blog post, she talks about the value of Enneagram in work with spiritual directees and in active ministry.

Tracy Balzer – author, campus pastor, Christos Spiritual Direction alum and passionate leader of pilgrimages – talks about her journey through spiritual direction and the sacred places of pilgrimage, especially in the cradles of Celtic and contemplative spirituality in Scotland and Ireland.

Thoughts on a spiritual journey from Paul Krenzelok, Discernment and Outreach Coordinator.

Thoughts on a spiritual journey from Mike Hotz, Coordinator, Twin Cities Tending the Holy

Mike Hotz and Reina Brekke have new roles at Christos.

We talked with Christos alum, author and spiritual director Casey Tygrett about the role of memories in faith life.

The practice of seeking the guidance of a trained spiritual director to deepen one's relationship with the divine and to gain a greater understanding of oneself and one's place in the world.

We talked with author, spiritual director, and former pastor Beth Booram about her new book.

Three members of the Christos community ponder the importance of retreats in their relationship with God, and share their ideas for how to find a retreat that’s right for you.