Passing the Peace
A Blog By PAX Center for Spiritual Formation
Who Are We?
PAX is a Christian spiritual formation center & non-profit that began in a small town by the marsh in Massachusetts. Now, we train people from all over the country in the art of contemplative listening.
Our vision is to equip you to integrate spiritual formation into your life & the life of your worshipping communities. We believe in moving from a head to a heart knowledge of the voice & love of God. Through our cohort programs, spiritual direction, & retreats, we seek to create room & equip people to hold spaces where we can hear & recognize the voice of God & know that we are beloved.
This blog is an extension of our ministry & a place to get to know each other as well as provide a space to share things we learn along the way. Below, you will find posts written by our PAX staff team as well as wonderful guest writers. We are looking forward to listening together.
MEET A FEW OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS!
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This Is Rama
FROM OUR FOUNDER, DIRECTOR, & LEAD TEACHER
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This is Andrea
FROM OUR PROGRAM COORDINATOR & TL1 ASSISTANT FACILITATOR
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This Is Iela
FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS & TL2 ASSISTANT FACILITATOR
Most Recent Blog Posts
Below you will find the rest of our blogs beginning with the most recently posted. We hope these provide a small slice of nourishment & a space to pause & listen in the midst of your day. If you have any questions please feel free to email us at contactpaxcenter@gmail.com & we will get back to you as soon as we can!
A Reflection For the Season of Pentecost
What a wild story! If you were to put yourself in the shoes of this crowd, how do you think you might have responded? In this scriptural account, it seems like…
A Summer Spiritual Practice
When I was younger & people asked me what my dream job was, the answer I gave was always back up dancer for Beyonce…
This is Iela
Hi, I’m Iela! Most days you can find me trying to convince my 11-month-old to take a nap or walking outside in all types of weather. I am known for my Beyonce’s…
This is Andrea
Hi I’m Andrea! Finding joy in the ordinary is one of my guideposts. Author Henri Nouwen, says it best “Joy does not…
This is Rama
Hi, I’m Rama! Most days you can find me exploring a new place to walk or trying not to drink my third cup of coffee…I am known for…
Practicing Discernment
We have never done this before! Today, we are sharing with you a personal blog written by a current participant in one of our Transformational Listening 1: Soul Care Companion cohorts….
Our Feet & Holy Week
I think it is safe to say that a theme of Holy Week is Jesus doing the unexpected…not only does Jesus humble himself by riding in on a donkey, but later…
On A Donkey?
Is there somewhere in your life where you are expecting Jesus to ride in on a horse, but he is actually showing up on a donkey? April 13th is Palm Sunday, the beginning of…
A Lenten Check In
As Lent started this year, I felt some resistance to fasting. While I have gained much in these last 9-months with my new daughter, I have also had to…
Gifts For Jesus
What is one of the best gifts you've ever received? Chances are you'd be able to name some big ticket items, but I'm willing to bet you're also thinking of…
A Word for 2025.
Do you choose a word for each new year? I started this tradition two years ago and have been surprised at how much I've loved it. This year, I sat in the…
“I’ll Wait For You…”
…is a line used in many a romance story. The words are a declaration of love usually spoken when there is a need for the romantic leads to be apart for...
Hey! Unto You A Child Is Born!
Author, Tish Harrison Warren, has a book called Prayer in The Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep. It isn't written for Advent, yet it is quite fitting for this season of waiting in darkness for…
Sleep in Heavenly Peace?
Each year we hear & sing the familiar words in the carol, Silent Night, “sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.” I don't know about you, but the…
Does Hope Make A Difference?
Sometimes the villain gets it right…or if not “right” they at least can be used in a story to illustrate profound truths about human nature…
Living In Transition
Our family has been in transition for the past two years. It began with my Mother & moving her into a retirement home. Which was an emotional & draining season as we…
Praying Through the Election
Voting day is getting closer & tensions are rising. Wherever you stand on the political spectrum, perhaps, like us, you are experiencing difficulty in...
The Thread of Becoming a Spiritual Director
I have felt the pull to ministry for the majority of my life, and as I look back over the years and the different phases that I went through I can certainly see a thread connecting it all together…
Receiving God’s Love
I enrolled for the Spiritual Formation Certificate program with PAX last summer, intending to learn for the sake of others. As a spiritual director, I work with many different people both individually and in groups, and I assumed this class would…
The Authority of Compassion
Who or what comes to mind when you think of the word “authority?” How about the word “compassion?” The way I perceive these words drastically changed when we read Henri Nouwen’s The Return of the Prodigal Son in my TL1 course…