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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).

The Race of a Lifetime

The Power of One

Rock and Sand

New Life in the Wreckage

The Gift of Goodwill

'I saw a vision of possibilities that lie beyond our narrow view here.'

A Tiny Baby, A Quiver of Hope

'We are called to let God's love become incarnate in our own lives.'

In the Frame

'We all inherit a particular window on God and eternity.'

The Eighteenth Horse

'Often, all God needs to bring new insights to birth are empty space and unrushed time.'

Thoughts From a Spiritual Toolkit

'What a wonderful device an apostolic lens might be.'

The Best-Laid Plans...

'We can let faith open us up to God's inexhaustible surprises.'