Making Space for the Shimmers
During a recent silent retreat, I experienced deep moments of restful contemplative prayer by a lake, communing with God. The gentle...
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Tongua
Jul 82 min read
Taking Time For Reflection, Part 2
Taking Time for Reflection, Part 2: A Gentle Examen. Image credit: View from top of Rattlesnake Ridge in Central Arkansas by Joshua Kwekel
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Tongua
Jun 132 min read
Taking Time for Reflection, part 1
Reflecting on our day with God is like lectio divina with our daily life as the sacred text.
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Tongua
Oct 9, 20233 min read
Praying with the News
I’m often asked, “How can I pray for and with all that is happening in our world without falling deeply into anxiety, fear, and/or...
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Tongua
Aug 30, 20233 min read
Experiencing God in The Forest: A Feast for the Soul
We invite you to savor this reflection slowly, as an Ignatian contemplation, entering into the scene with all of your senses. Guest post...
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Tongua
Jul 21, 20233 min read
Spiritual Exercises In Everyday Life
Journeying through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius was a transformational experience for me. God continues to deepen the graces...
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Tongua
Feb 24, 20232 min read
Silent Directed Retreat
You are invited to come away and rest. “‘Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.’ For many were coming and...
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Tongua
Jan 13, 20232 min read
A Gentle Returning: Lenten Group Guided Silent Retreat Day
Come away with others and unplug for the day. This group Guided Silent Retreat Day offers a guided, unplugged environment to be quiet and...
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Tongua
Oct 26, 20221 min read
The Sacrament of Letting Go
-- excerpt by Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB from Seasons of Your Heart: Prayers and Reflections Our hearts are hungering for the Sacrament of...
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Tongua
Aug 5, 20222 min read
Group Guided Silent Retreat Day
Come away with others and unplug for the day. This retreat filled up last time it was offered -- this is a response to requests to offer...
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Tongua
May 13, 20224 min read
St. Scholastica Monastery: More Than a Building
The late Gothic revival building known as the St. Scholastica monastery has stood on the hill in Fort Smith, Arkansas for nearly 100...
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Tongua
Sep 14, 20213 min read
Horses Speak of God and the Prayer of Consideration
Nature and all of life leads us to God, and also to God’s activity. His creation is ongoing. Jesus used the world around Him to reveal...
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Tongua
Jul 18, 20212 min read
Relaxing into transition
To be alive is to be in transition. Living things change. God’s creation of us is ongoing. Transitions can feel like that up-in-the-air...
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Tongua
Jun 3, 20212 min read
The Gift of Spiritual Direction
Spiritual direction is an intentional relationship in which two people regularly meet, listening and attuning themselves to one another...
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Tongua
Sep 26, 20202 min read
Prayer Walking a Labyrinth -- with a Printable Guide
Prayer walking a labyrinth is an ancient spiritual practice that is a metaphor for the spiritual journey.
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Tongua
Jul 30, 20202 min read
DIY Embodied Nature Retreat
Choose a place and time for your retreat. Allow at least an hour, if possible. A favorite spot for those who retreat in the cottage at...
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Tongua
Jul 30, 20203 min read
Embracing Embodiment
For many of us, our means of connection with the world and with one another in this time is through one-dimensional screens, which mostly...
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Tongua
Jun 11, 20203 min read
Spiritual Practices & Justice
Flashes of my childhood have been flooding my mind and heart in recent days. Peering through the playground fence of my downtown daycare...
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Tongua
May 27, 20203 min read
Domestic Monastery
Behind this monastery door lies a way of life. Monks have intentionally created spaces for centuries, holding all things in common while...
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Tongua
May 6, 20202 min read
Welcome
Hello there! My name is Tongua Williams, and I am thrilled to welcome you to Soul Care Sanctuary. No matter where you are on the...
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