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Pneuma is a journal on spiritual direction and formation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.

1. The Guelph Centre of Spirituality at Guelph, Ontario, offers a Summer practicum in Spiritual Direction. From June 23 through August 31, the practicum provides participants with fundamental skills in directing a three to eight-day retreat. The program consists of a Progoff Life Experience Workshop and a personally directed retreat of six days; the retreat Directors' workshop; a seminar developing themes from the Workshop and areas of specific interest and concern to participants; and the opportunity to direct two or three eight-day retreats, with daily supervision. Participants are Christians who pray and possess an ability to understand and express inner experience, with a sense of humour, an ability to work with a team, an experiential wave-length, with some familiarity with the Spiritual Exercises, and with an adequate theological background. Applicants must have made the full Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius under personal direction, either in the thirty-day format or the Exercises in Daily Life. The cost of $2,750, covers room, board, and tuition. For information, contact The Secretary, Loyola House, Box 245, Guelph, Ontario. N1H 6J9.

2. The Guelph Centre offers short-term events with a range of emphases. For example, for the weekends of April 22-24 and Nov. 25-27, Jim Bowler, with backgrounds in Jung and Fowler, will relate Ignatian spirituality to men's issues in a workshop: "Exploring an Energizing Male Spirituality."

3. A wide range of directed and non-directed retreats are held year-round at the Pecos Monastery in Pecos, New Mexico. They also offer the School for Charismatic Spiritual Directors at their Benedictine Monastery. Some of their upcoming retreat themes are Healing the Adult Stages of Life (May 3-8), Renewal in the Holy Spirit (May 27-30), Finding God in Silence (June 10-12), Discovering and Healing the Inner Child (September 2-5), and the Rule of St. Benedict: The Way of Integration (September 12-17). A frequent visitor to Pecos is the episcopal priest, Dr. Morton Kelsey, author of "Adventure Inward," "Caring," "Dreams: A Way to Listen to God," "The Other Side of Silence," and "Dreamquest." The monthly Pecos Benedictine newsletter contains a rich listing of resources on spirituality and ministry, available from Pecos Benedictine Abbey, Pecos NM 87552.

4. Lily-Linda Slobod is the resource person for spiritual direction in the Synod of Alberta and the Territories. For information contact her at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 11223 - 51 Avenue, Edmonton AB T0H 0L5. Office: 403-434-4012. Residence: 403-434-9859.