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Your Impact Part 6
April 23, 2025
In spiritual direction programs and other theological and spiritual schools, students are often asked to write their spiritual biographies. The writer’s life story is interpreted in light of their spiritual life, growth, regressions, and milestones. On paper, this exercise helps us see and understand the evolution of our spiritual understandings, realizations, theologies, and transformations.
Sacred Kinship Part 1
February 25, 2025
I first heard the word “kin” in family discussions as a child. For example, a relative would ask if someone was “kin” to someone else, meaning were they were part of the same biological family. Or the word would be used to state that someone is a biological relative of a specific family—for instance, “Aunt Ruth is kin to the Robins family.” Then I noticed that the word “kin” and “kinship” could also be used to describe relationships that are close but not necessarily biological.