Contemplative
and Spirituality
Sites
Moments of contemplation, of quiet reflection, of touching the inner core of our being and allowing the source of all being to speak within us bring strength and direction to actions of justice for our world.
You are invited to explore these links to find resources that may assist you in your own spiritual quest for wholeness.
A Grain of Wheat
Prayers and reflections on God's love; resources for growing in Christian faith.
Afterhours Inspirational Stories
Theme is be inspired, be happy, be yourself! Features a variety of inspirational stories. Categories include love, life, compassion, work, friendship, and many others.
American Catholic.org
Sponsored by St. Anthony Messenger Magazine, site provides daily meditations, Catholic questions, Catholic news, saint of the day, and magazine’s articles on line.
An Online Retreat
34-week retreat for everyday life provided by Collaborative Ministry Office of Creighton University. Also provides daily reflections and prayers for the liturgical seasons.
Beliefnet
World’s leading religion and spirituality e-community. Has a daily newsletter. Is a multi-faith e-community to help find ones own religious orientation.
Benedictine Health System
Prayer resources for meetings, mealtimes, special occasions, crisis, and prayers for all seasons.
Bible Verse Art.com
Provides e-cards, screen savers, wallpapers with a religious theme and has a gallery and store. Features art of the week and a weekly devotional reflection.
Busted Halo
An online magazine for spiritual seekers in their 20's and 30's.
Carmelite.com Reflections
Spiritual quotations and scenic photographs to help find space in the day for time with God.
Earth Healing
Offers a daily reflection on pertinent subjects. Weekdays cover a variety of simple living subjects; weekends include homilies and other sacred subjects.
Engaging Impasse
"Circle of Contemplation and Dialogue" project is designed to incorporate meditation and contemplation into work for social and ecclesial change.
FaithStreams.com
With a theme of “Light for the Journey," this interfaith site provides a variety of services including Bible Study, Daily Scripture, Current Issues, Movie and Television Reviews, Featured Articles.
Forward Movement Publications
Episcopal daily meditations based on readings from the Bible.
Harbour Lights
Paintings by Thomas Kinkade, painter of light, with thought-provoking reflections.
Hearts Awake
Features prayers and spiritual reflections that invite people to turn to God in faith and hope amid challenges of daily life. Designed by Discalced Carmelite nuns.
HenriNouwen.org -- Daily Meditations
Daily reflections by Henri Nouwen and daily meditation and daily meditation newsletter available.
Hollywood Jesus Cartoons
Offers a series of religious cartoon collections (updated weekly) and links to other humorous religious cartoon sites.
Inspirational Flash Movies
Provides inspirational Flash movies based on Bible verses and other sources.
Interlude: An Internet Retreat
Place to renew the spirit provided by Cybermonks. Includes Thought of the Day, Meditation of the Week, and eclectic collection of prayers and poetry.
Jewish Spirituality
Provides articles on Jewish issues, prayers of the Jewish tradition, and writings by Jewish authors.
JustFaith
A 30-week justice education/formation process with focus on intersection of faith,spirituality, and social responsiblility. Ecumenical version.
Justice and Peace Spirituality
Provides links to prayer, music, liturgy, Holy Scripture, and saints.
Leaven Center
Provides education and resources in the areas of spiritual development, feminism, anti-racism, and sexual justice.
On-line Retreats
Bergano Center opportunities for a a five day online retreat with a $15.00 donation.
Online Ministries
Resource for reflections on daily scripture readings, an online retreat, Stations of the Cross, plus other resources including a video spirituality presentation.
Pathways to Peace
Gentle reminder that peace is possible; provides inspirational presentation, peace quotes, e-mail cards, gift giving suggestions.
Poetic Intercessions
Provides a collection of reflective poems set to music. Subjects are on both contemplative and social issues.
Practicing Our Faith
Ecumenical; designed to develop resources to help live Christian faith with vitality and integrity. Provides practices for reflection and action, books, and grant opportunities.
Pray the News
Provides current news articles with reflections by Carmelite sisters; includes guides to prayer and a weekly prayer.
Prayerwindows.com
Paintings and reflections that suggest ways to pray with art. Includes an online retreat with paintings according to the "Spiritual Exercises" of St. Ignatius.
Pure Silence
Reflections on gentle, loving, peace-filled silence. Presents written and spoken reflections and provides links to other sources.
Religious Witness for the Earth
National interfaith network dedicated to public witness in defense of creation. Provides prayer, education, and nonviolent action to join others to protect the earth.
ReverendFun
Offers a scripturally-based cartoon each day. Other fun features include opportunity to: send a cartoon as an e-postcard, read related Scripture passage, and search archives.
Sacred Space
Provides an invitation to spend ten minutes a day, praying as you sit at your computer with the help of on-screen guidance and scripture. Prayer in twelve languages provided.
Social Justie Lectionary
Designed to help approach the weekly readings from the Revised Common Lectionary from a social justice perspective.
SpiritHit.com
A religious and spiritual portal to serve the information needs on spiritual and religious themes, concepts, paths, and practices to the global internet community.
SpiritSite.com
Sponsored by Dan Joseph’s Inner Healing book. Gives excerpts, reviews and spiritual worksheets. Also features other books and writers.
Spiritual Directors Online
Gives resources for Spiritual Directors and a resource for finding a spiritual director.
Spirituality & Health
Provides spiritual practices for human being. Lists 37 essential practices common in the world’s religious and spiritual traditions. Gives ideas on how to incorporate a selected practice into your daily life. Also has a print magazine.
Spirituality Practice
Reflections, spiritual practices, and lists of spiritually literate books and films.
Studio of Visionary Art
Artist Katelyn Mariah views and presents art as a magical, enchanted, ancient language that speaks directly to the soul. Art's healing power is explored in visual art and creative writing.
The Great Story
Links science and religion for personal and planetry well being. Provides an explanation of the Great Story, quotes, essays, rituals, making of Great Story Beads, and links to other sites.
The Interview With God
Provides a photographic reflection on the poem, “The Interview with God." Also available: e-cards, screensaver, and free newsletter.
The Text This Week
Provides liturgical resources, sermon aids, devotionals, worship materials, art, music, and interdominational commentaries.
Workplace Spirituality
Encourages experiences and thoughts about spirituality in the workplace and its ramifications-- through career calling, ethics, economic justice, spiritual practices and spiritual values.
World Prayers
Gathering great prayers from all spiritual traditions around the world into a unified nonprofit archive -- for inspiration, study, and cross cultural appreciation.
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Acknowledgement: Support for this sub-section of Hill Connections is through the generosity and
in memory of Andrew and Mary Ballun -- uncle and aunt of Mary Eugene Baiardo, OSM.
Modified February 2, 2008.