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:
Naming Death, Receiving Life: The Paschal Mystery in the Soul Care Space
Apr 17, 2026
Sundays at the Abbey
Apr 19, 2026
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"Attention is the beginning of devotion," writes the late poet Mary Oliver, yet a wide variety of things vie for our attention minute by minute, day by day. Join Elizabeth […] |
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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 on Good Friday as we visit the 14 stations of the cross. This liturgy features traditional elements, poetry, visual art and music. Join at 6:30am or 5pm MT. […]
Join us on Good Friday as we visit the 14 stations of the cross. This liturgy features traditional elements, poetry, visual art and music. Join at 6:30am or 5pm MT. […] |
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Preparing to Notice: an Eastertide Mini-Retreat, is a time set aside to notice (and prepare to notice) resurrection all around us. During this mini-retreat, Holly Porter Phillips will guide you […]
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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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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 […]
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Led by supervisor, instructor, and spiritual director Elizabeth Peterson, this workshop explores the Paschal Mystery—death, grief, letting go, and new life—as a framework for experiences that arise in soul care […]
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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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An Open Scripture Circle available to all—no experience necessary! If you've never been to a circle or been to more than you can count, you are welcome. Scripture Circles—an experience […]
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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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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 […]
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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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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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