An invitation to soul friendship
About Anam Cara
Welcome! My name is Tara Owens, and as the executive director of Anam Cara Ministries, I’m delighted that you are here. Our vision for Anam Cara is to provide a place dedicated to the practice of soul friendship, coming alongside one another in order to facilitate healing, wholeness, holiness, and spiritual formation.
Slowing Down
A few things we think are worth experiencing with intentionality and without haste:
Practicing Presence
by Jeremy Frye Learning to Notice the Life Already Around Us Each morning, I try to begin the day the same way, sitting quietly in the living room with a
A Community of Soul Friends
by Jeremy Frye Soul friendship can become an echo of that same rhythm—a space of belonging where what has been torn apart begins slowly to be re-woven. About
Resisting the Powers that Fragment
by Jeremy Frye The work of repair does not begin with systems. It begins with people who are awake. Every winter, two of my dearest friends and I
Upcoming Events
A few of the upcoming events we’re especially excited about:
Sundays at the Abbey
May 17, 2026
Preparing for the Ordinary: A Lunchtime Mini-Retreat
May 27, 2026
Events
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Scripture Circles—a monthly experience of community centered around the Word—are an experience of studying the Scriptures that is practical and pastoral, scholarly and mystical, personal and communal. Each Scripture Circle […]
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1 event,Thursdays, 6:30–8:30 PM January 15th- February 12th Boulder, CO Facilitated by: Will Forsythe, Adam Bailon & Steve Gioielli “Grief is not a burden we carry; it is a profound act […]
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Join us for a four-week, online group spiritual direction offering that invites participants to explore grief and name loss through the practice of Visio Divina. Register Here |
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1 event,Thursdays, 6:30–8:30 PM January 15th- February 12th Boulder, CO Facilitated by: Will Forsythe, Adam Bailon & Steve Gioielli “Grief is not a burden we carry; it is a profound act […]
$300
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Join us for a four-week, online group spiritual direction offering that invites participants to explore grief and name loss through the practice of Visio Divina. Register Here |
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Wisdom Table is a traditional format of group spiritual direction. Each participant will have the opportunity to share whatever they bring to the group that day. This is followed by […] |
1 event,Thursdays, 6:30–8:30 PM January 15th- February 12th Boulder, CO Facilitated by: Will Forsythe, Adam Bailon & Steve Gioielli “Grief is not a burden we carry; it is a profound act […]
$300
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Join us on the third Sunday of the month for Sundays at the Abbey. We will participate in a spiritual practice together (Lectio Divina, Examen, Centering Prayer, etc.), led by […]
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Peer group supervision is a group of spiritual directors commits to meet together to support one another through compassionate, contemplative, and evocative listening. This is not a place of judgment […] |
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Join us for a four-week, online group spiritual direction offering that invites participants to explore grief and name loss through the practice of Visio Divina. Register Here |
2 events,
A spiritual direction group that includes creative practices in the beginning of each session. Space to play, process, and pray, to witness and be together in all our mess and […]
Wisdom Table is a traditional format of group spiritual direction. Each participant will have the opportunity to share whatever they bring to the group that day. This is followed by […] |
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This takes the 6-week intensive Spiritual Direction Group and settles it into the monthly rhythms of life, to have a regular touchpoint—a spiritual practice of creativity and attentiveness—all throughout the […]
$259
Thursdays, 6:30–8:30 PM January 15th- February 12th Boulder, CO Facilitated by: Will Forsythe, Adam Bailon & Steve Gioielli “Grief is not a burden we carry; it is a profound act […]
$300
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1 event,Starting in the new year, Jamie Bonilla will be leading a book club for spiritual directors wanting to tend their practice in particular ways. Jamie is no expert, but has […]
$120
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This online retreat is essentially a more in-depth exploration of creative spiritual practice, all oriented around Ordinary Time and seeing God in it. We have eight weeks of creative content […]
$179.00
Join us for a four-week, online group spiritual direction offering that invites participants to explore grief and name loss through the practice of Visio Divina. Register Here |
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In Preparing for the Ordinary, a lunchtime mini-retreat for Ordinary Time, Holly will guide you through an exploration of the ways in which our ordinary lives are fertile ground for […]
$18.00
A spiritual direction group that includes creative practices in the beginning of each session. Space to play, process, and pray, to witness and be together in all our mess and […]
Wisdom Table is a traditional format of group spiritual direction. Each participant will have the opportunity to share whatever they bring to the group that day. This is followed by […] |
1 event,Thursdays, 6:30–8:30 PM January 15th- February 12th Boulder, CO Facilitated by: Will Forsythe, Adam Bailon & Steve Gioielli “Grief is not a burden we carry; it is a profound act […]
$300
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This online retreat is essentially a more in-depth exploration of creative spiritual practice, all oriented around Ordinary Time and seeing God in it. We have eight weeks of creative content […]
$179.00
Join us for a four-week, online group spiritual direction offering that invites participants to explore grief and name loss through the practice of Visio Divina. Register Here |
2 events,
A spiritual direction group that includes creative practices in the beginning of each session. Space to play, process, and pray, to witness and be together in all our mess and […]
Wisdom Table is a traditional format of group spiritual direction. Each participant will have the opportunity to share whatever they bring to the group that day. This is followed by […] |
1 event,Thursdays, 6:30–8:30 PM January 15th- February 12th Boulder, CO Facilitated by: Will Forsythe, Adam Bailon & Steve Gioielli “Grief is not a burden we carry; it is a profound act […]
$300
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