2011-03-03T16:27:29-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/solitude/ http://truewoman.com/?id=1550 2011-03-03T16:27:29-05:00 It was in that exhausted stated that I had an epiphany. I’m not tired from a lack of sleep. I’m tired from a lack of the sacred. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201:35-39&version=NIV 2009-09-03T17:43:37-05:00 Despite the immense pressures of his ministry, Jesus took time out periodically to find a quiet place to pray. It's a good example for us to follow in our own busy lives. http://sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=2015 2008-01-10T13:13:14-05:00 It is a thickly-wooded solitude beside a graceful inlet of the Susquehanna. The dense and matted vegetation stands as it has stood from the foundation of the world. The silence of the wilderness is broken only by the lapping of the mimic wavelets and the flapping of the wings of the waterfowl. On th http://ymexchange.com/Youth-Ministry-Articles/Introducing-the-Ignatian-Examen-to-Your-Students.html?ed=1 2008-01-09T08:26:46-05:00 Why teach your students about the Examen? There are lots of reasons! It is a valuable tool for self-assessment, which is a critical skill for developing spiritual independence. It draws students towards silence and solitude, two disciplines that are nearly non-existent in their worlds.