If you ask for the grace to put down a deeper root, God will not fail to surprise.
Margaret Silf
Margaret Silf is passionate about making Christian spirituality, and especially Ignatian spirituality, accessible to people with no theological background. Her columns reflect her experiential approach, drawing connections between the eternal truths of the Christian vision and the moment-by-moment events and choices of everyday living.
Margaret lives in her native England. She is married with a grown daughter, and holds a BA degree in English from London University and a Masters degree from Keele University. Trained by Jesuits of the British Province in spiritual companionship, she left paid employment as a technical author in the computer industry in 2000, to devote her time to writing, and accompanying others on their spiritual journey through retreats, workshops and days of reflection.
She has written many books on the spiritual journey for 21st century pilgrims, including Inner Compass, Close to the Heart, Wayfaring, Sacred Spaces, and the CPA award winning The Gift of Prayer. Her latest titles are Wise Choices (Bluebridge) and Roots and Wings: The Human Journey from a Speck of Stardust to a Spark of God (Eerdmanns).
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Room at the Inn
My neighbors were willing to take children of any age and any degree of disability.
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The Race of a Lifetime
Road races are occasions of joy and laughter, sweat and strain.
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The Power of One
Just one person can bring springs of new life into a stress-filled world.
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Rock and Sand
‘We cannot trust our own estimation of what is solid and what is not.’
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The Gift of Goodwill: ‘I saw a vision of possibilities that lie beyond our narrow view here.’
‘I saw a vision of possibilities that lie beyond our narrow view here.’
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A Tiny Baby, A Quiver of Hope: ‘We are called to let God’s love become incarnate in our own lives.’
‘We are called to let God’s love become incarnate in our own lives.’
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In the Frame: ‘We all inherit a particular window on God and eternity.’
'We all inherit a particular window on God and eternity.'
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The Eighteenth Horse: ‘Often, all God needs to bring new insights to birth are empty space and unrushed time.’
‘Often, all God needs to bring new insights to birth are empty space and unrushed time.’