Integrating Our Diversity
Christophany Groups seek to transform lives and heal our world in community, but the work of community, as you know, can be challenging due to our diversity. Thus, the work…
Healing the Whole through the Sacred Heart
In his recent encyclical, “He Loved Us” (“Dilexit nos”), Pope Francis speaks of the importance of the heart, which shapes our spiritual identity and puts us in communion with others,…
Navigating Transitional Spaces of Evolutionary Consciousness
I recently had the good fortune to be able to take a Viking Danube River cruise from Passau, Germany to Budapest, Hungary with some members of my family. During our…
Where y’at?/ Right Here!
Dear Christophany Group facilitators, It was such a joy to be with you on September 12! Thank you to all who were able to come. I look forward to being…
How to Make Eye Contact in a Virtual Group?
In Facilitating for Growth Barbara Fleischer points out that in the early stages of group formation the participants rely heavily on the facilitator for leadership and direction. The key role of the…
Facilitating Rather than Leading
How did your most recent Christophany Group session go? In the first chapter of her book Facilitating for Growth: A Guide for Scripture Study Groups and Small Christian Communities, Barbara Fleischer asks…
Introducing Barbara Fleischer on Facilitation
Hello facilitators, In the coming weeks, I will be sharing some passages from Barbara Fleischer’s book Facilitating for Growth: A Guide for Scripture Study Groups and Small Christian Communities (Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical…