Giving Priorities Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation

My Grandfather’s Blessings, Stories of Strength, Refuge and Belonging by Rachel Naomi Remen, 2001 The author shares life experiences through readings of brief story and spiritual nourishment. Through these stories, a table of attentive openness and invitation is spread for the reader. The meaning of strength, refuge and belonging exceeds one set of beliefs, encompassing life and living. The community of spiritual companions in this ministry has assembled a list of their favorite books which includes not only the title and author, but also brief descriptions for each book. Connecting New   is Clarence’s monthly sharing of a poem, painting, prayer, and/or reflection with a spiritual message.

Since that time, the foundation has attempted to create a grantmaking program combining the focus necessary to have an impact, with the flexibility needed to address new issues as they arise. A Piece of Goodness is a daily excerpt from one of Clarence’s poems, with convenient access to the entire poem for those who wish to engage it. These positive and often provoking messages are available through a daily email or a post on Facebook. Hearing from visitors to this website is always appreciated.

First Nations Development Institute

Past grantees include the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems at California State University, Chico and San Francisco’s Sustainable Conservation, which used funding to improve water quality in the San Joaquin Valley. Past grant recipients include Heart of Los Angeles, Education Outside, Community Alliance with Family Farmers, NatureBridge, StageWrite, Exploratorium and CoTa, which runs collaborative programs for teachers and artists in California. Bridgesfoundation.org/ Many people who participate in our retreats are introduced to some of the spiritual principles and prayer techniques employed in the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola. The Spiritual Exercises is offered in everyday life by the Bridges Foundation. Countless people have found this retreat program to be a life changing experience of God’s love.

Del Sol String Quartet (Del Sol Performing Arts Organization)

A Piece of Goodness is a daily excerpt from one of Clarence’s poems, with convenient access to the entire poem for those who wish to engage. It is available through a daily email or a post on Facebook. Lists the Scripture readings (no reflections are provided) for any day you choose. Sacredspace.ie An invitation to make a “sacred space” in your day, to spend ten minutes, praying here and now, as you sit at your computer, with the help of on-screen guidance and scripture passage chosen specially each day. By this process, we become active participants in our spiritual lives.

Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education

In the prolonged gray of late winter, it can grow wearisome to meditate daily on the call to repentance. Clarence Heller’s poetry and reflections guide me down the familiar path toward conversion but in such a gentle and non-judgmental way that I do not tire from the journey. Instead, I look forward to turning the page and discovering how I might yet experience God’s love anew tomorrow. Centeringprayerstl.com Contemplative Outreach is an organization that promotes centering prayer. On this website you can learn about upcoming workshops, programs, prayer groups and other resources.

Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice

$17.95 plus shippingEveryday Sacred is a remarkable collection of words and images that remind us of the presence of God in each moment. Clarence Heller’s reflections will leap straight into your heart, and his striking paintings bring his experience of the sacred to vibrant life. The result is a feast of love for the senses and the soul. Clarence Heller is a friend of Bridges, having served on the Bridges Board for five years, as a prayer companion for two years, and as the coordinator for the Moments of Grace + Prayer ministry (formerly known as Week/Month of Guided Prayer) since 2005. A significant number of Bridges retreatants are first exposed to Ignatian Spirituality through the MG+P and a substantial percentage of the MG+P spiritual companions have or currently are serving as prayer companions in Bridges.

• A package contains 8 cards, each with a different painting, and 8 envelopes.
• May this be for you and me, a Lent that enlightens the heart and brings freedom to the soul.
• By David L. Fleming, SJ, 2008 This fine volume brings the reader new to the Ignatian tradition a clear way in and provides the more familiar practitioner valuable thoughts and clear insights flowing from the depth of Fr.
• Prayer, spiritual direction, retreats and good decisions.
• With expanded board representation from the Heller and Mandell families, and the hiring of a staff, the foundation began full-time operation in November of 1990.

Everyday Sacred is a remarkable collection of words and images that remind us of the presence of God in each moment. Clarence’s reflections will leap straight into your heart, and his striking paintings bring his experience of the sacred to vibrant life. Past music grantees include the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Baroque and the Community Music Center of San Francisco. In this Lenten booklet he offers a short but impactful poem and reflection for each day of Lent. If you are searching for a way to help you deepen your love for Jesus this Lent that is practical and inspiring, I recommend this pamphlet.

In each of these nine categories, Rachel unfolds for the reader an experience in her own life which gifts the reader with gems of wisdom in one’s own life and perhaps in the lives of others. Everyday Sacred allows us to uncover the divine presence shining through our various worlds. These intimate poetic reflections and vibrant paintings take us through the everyday areas of nature, home, family, Jesus, communion, church, and the present moment, letting God invite us to wonder and to love. I strongly recommend savoring slowly the many marvelously rich nourishments here that each person can make his or her own.

• Sacredspace.ie An invitation to make a “sacred space” in your day, to spend ten minutes, praying here and now, as you sit at your computer, with the help of on-screen guidance and scripture passage chosen specially each day.
• This collection of excerpts from Scripture illustrates this point.
• Fleming’s experience as director, mentor and writer.
• Christian in commitment, ecumenical in breadth, and international in scope, Renovaré helps people in becoming more like Jesus.
• Our Lenten journey takes us from the day we humble ourselves with the mark of the cross with ashes to the glorious and triumphant day of Christ’s resurrection.

San Francisco Planning and Urban Research

Ignatianspirituality.com Ignatian Spirituality, a service of Loyola Press, a Jesuit Ministry. Prayer, spiritual direction, retreats and good decisions. Quite a comprehensive source for Ignatian Spirituality in today’s world. This lively book of poetry, prayers, and paintings will engage your heart and open your spiritual senses. It invites you into an clarence heller intimacy with Jesus that is real, earthy, and vulnerable. Clarence’s candor and sincerity inspire a desire to enter into a closer relationship with God that is all-consuming, freeing, and life-giving.

Jesus modeled for us so well that all of who we are and what we do first comes out of relationship with God, and it is important to nurture that relationship through private prayer. He would wake up early, stay up all night, take time out from the crowds and busyness to find a quiet and safe place. This collection of excerpts from Scripture illustrates this point. Word.op.org A service of the Order of Preachers, offering audible daily reflections on the Christian scriptures. Preachers are drawn from the entire worldwide Dominican family–priests, brothers, sisters and lay people–all of whom are inspiring, theologically astute, dedicated to the Church and preaching the Good News, and acknowledged as excellent preachers. By Joyce Rupp, OSM, 2007 Rupp shows us that prayer is a dance with the Divine, a joyous and hope-filled experience.

Neighborhood Music School

Can sign up for daily meditation and weekly reflection e-letters. Cac.org The Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which was founded in 1987 by Franciscan Father Richard Rohr. Here you can read articles by Richard Rohr, sign up for daily email meditations, and more. Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope by Joan Cittister, OSB, 2005 A powerfully written, thoughtfully presented story that elevates the reader to explore how the challenges of life can be turned into hopeful ways of living. The daily examen (review of the day) can be a powerful way to become more aware of God’s presence in our lives.