Spiritual Direction
Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction by Margaret Guenther
Holy Invitations: Exploring Spiritual Direction by Jeannette Bakke
Hospitality: The Heart of Spiritual Direction by Leslie A. Hay
Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faith by Henri Nouwen
Dreamwork
Unopened Letters from God by Robert Haden
Dreams and Spiritual Growth By Savary, Berne & Williams
Dreams and Healing by John A. Sanford
The Wisdom of Your Dreams by Jeremy Taylor
Laying on of Hands
Stretch Out Your Hand by Norberg & Webber
Simple Ways to Pray for Healing by the Linns
Reiki Healing Touch and The Way of Jesus by Epperly & Epperly
To Heal As Jesus Healed by Ryan, Linn & Linn
Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction by Margaret Guenther
Holy Invitations: Exploring Spiritual Direction by Jeannette Bakke
Hospitality: The Heart of Spiritual Direction by Leslie A. Hay
Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faith by Henri Nouwen
Dreamwork
Unopened Letters from God by Robert Haden
Dreams and Spiritual Growth By Savary, Berne & Williams
Dreams and Healing by John A. Sanford
The Wisdom of Your Dreams by Jeremy Taylor
Laying on of Hands
Stretch Out Your Hand by Norberg & Webber
Simple Ways to Pray for Healing by the Linns
Reiki Healing Touch and The Way of Jesus by Epperly & Epperly
To Heal As Jesus Healed by Ryan, Linn & Linn
Non-fiction
Henri Nouwen
Frederick Buechner
John O'Donohue
Matt, Sheila and Dennis Linn
Psalms for Praying by Nan Merrill
In the Sanctuary of Women by Jan L. Richardson
A Gentler God by Doug Frank
Parts Work: An Illustrated Guide to Your Inner Life by Holmes & Holmes
Freedom from Your Inner Critic by Earley and Weiss
The Mindbody Prescription by Dr. John Sarno
Elf-Help series from One Caring Place: Abbey Press
A Taste of Silence: A Guide to the Fundamentals of Centering Prayer by Carl Arico
The Cloud of Unknowing with the Book of Privy Counsel, translation by Carmen Acevedo Butcher
The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth by Christopher L. Heuertz
Companions for the Journey series (praying with Christian saints & sages through the centuries)
Water, Wind, Earth & Fire: The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements by Christine Valters Paintner
Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans that will Save Your Life by John Tarrant
The Soul's Religion: Cultivating a Profoundly Spiritual Way of Life by Thomas Moore
The Great Themes of Scripture: Old Testament and New Testament by Richard Rohr
To Dance with God: Family Ritual and Community Celebration by Gertrud Mueller Nelson
Henri Nouwen
Frederick Buechner
John O'Donohue
Matt, Sheila and Dennis Linn
Psalms for Praying by Nan Merrill
In the Sanctuary of Women by Jan L. Richardson
A Gentler God by Doug Frank
Parts Work: An Illustrated Guide to Your Inner Life by Holmes & Holmes
Freedom from Your Inner Critic by Earley and Weiss
The Mindbody Prescription by Dr. John Sarno
Elf-Help series from One Caring Place: Abbey Press
A Taste of Silence: A Guide to the Fundamentals of Centering Prayer by Carl Arico
The Cloud of Unknowing with the Book of Privy Counsel, translation by Carmen Acevedo Butcher
The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth by Christopher L. Heuertz
Companions for the Journey series (praying with Christian saints & sages through the centuries)
Water, Wind, Earth & Fire: The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements by Christine Valters Paintner
Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans that will Save Your Life by John Tarrant
The Soul's Religion: Cultivating a Profoundly Spiritual Way of Life by Thomas Moore
The Great Themes of Scripture: Old Testament and New Testament by Richard Rohr
To Dance with God: Family Ritual and Community Celebration by Gertrud Mueller Nelson
Poetry & Essays
Mary Oliver
David Whyte
Love Poems from God by Daniel Ladinsky
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Maya Angelou
Robert Bly
Wendell Berry
Seamus Heaney
Mary Oliver
David Whyte
Love Poems from God by Daniel Ladinsky
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Maya Angelou
Robert Bly
Wendell Berry
Seamus Heaney
Fiction
Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry (& all Port William novels)
The Curate's Awakening by George MacDonald (& all of his novels)
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery (& all of her novels)
C.S. Lewis
J.R.R. Tolkien
Shusaku Endo
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong
Walk Two Moons by Shannon Creech
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Spear
Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry (& all Port William novels)
The Curate's Awakening by George MacDonald (& all of his novels)
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery (& all of her novels)
C.S. Lewis
J.R.R. Tolkien
Shusaku Endo
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong
Walk Two Moons by Shannon Creech
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Spear
"Great though books may be, friends though they may be to us,
they are no substitute for persons..."
-Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
they are no substitute for persons..."
-Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
