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Sacred Ground Chicago

We are an interspiritual community supporting spiritual awakening, exploration, and growth. See our website for more information.

Services are offered online and in person, at locations in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois. Sacred Ground Chicago is a center for contemporary spirituality, located in the heart of Chicago, that provides a place of respite and nurture for people living a fast-paced city life.

Established in 2017, Sacred Ground Chicago offers a broad array of services and programs, led by a coalition of spiritual leaders of diverse religious and philosophical views. Our vision is to support adults seeking spiritual growth, wholeness and balance, a deeper relationship with the divine, and a life of greater authenticity.

Whether you are spiritual but not religious, on the fence about the big metaphysical questions, or a long-time member of a religious congregation, our staff is dedicated to supporting you on your spiritual journey. Sacred Ground Chicago is an Illinois Not-for-Profit Corporation. Donations are tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code, Section 501(c)(3).

09/22/2025

Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. - - The 14th Dalai Lama

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09/05/2025

Fall Circle of Light - Group Spiritual Accompaniment

Journey through fall with a small group of spiritual explorers. Slow down and become aware of how Spirit (however you name this great mystery) is working in your life and the lives of others. Each session will include a contemplative opening (poetry, music, etc.), times of silence and times of sharing. The group will serve as a safe container of deep listening.

Time & Location - Four Mondays this Fall - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. - ZOOM
Dates: September 15th, October 20th, November 17th, December 15th�
If there is enough interest, a second group will be formed that will meet on Mondays, September 8, October 13, November 10, and December 8. When registering, please let me know if you would prefer this second set of dates.

Suggested offering: $60. Group members are asked to try to commit to all the sessions (understanding that life happens!) to form a safe and supportive group.

To register, please visit: https://www.sacredgroundchicago.org/events/fall-circle-of-light.

08/18/2025

A More Spacious Home: A Day of Reflection, September 13th at Siena Retreat Center in Racine, Wisconsin

Are you seeking a more empowering, expansive, and authentic spiritual home?

During this day of reflection, we will connect with the home that resides deep within and all around us. We will get in touch with our longings for inner stillness, community and more. We will re-imagine how we might discover, create and/or embody a more spacious sense of home.

Our time together will include contemplative practices, facilitator reflections, small and large group sharing, individual time, and creative expression.

This retreat will be facilitated by Bridget Purdome, Sacred Ground Chicago.

For more information and to register, go to https://www.sacredgroundchicago.org/events/a-more-spacious-home.

Sacred Ground Chicago is an urban spirituality center, staffed by professionals who provide personalized, practical support for you on your spiritual journey. We offer you resources to nurture your spiritual well-being and growth, and find peace in your daily life.

07/16/2025

Keep Calm and Carry On: A Weekend of Connection and Reflection

You’ve probably seen the iconic British signs that read, “Keep Calm and Carry On” and their witty variations like, “Keep Calm and Have a Cupcake,” “Keep Calm and Harry (Potter) On,” or “Keep Calm and Call Mom.”

During this weekend, we will explore questions like: Is it possible and desirable to “Keep Calm and Carry On” in the midst of our chaotic world and lives? How might we connect with a deeper sense of inner peace and stillness in these devastating times? How might we develop greater awareness, courage and compassion to care for others and our climate? Where are we finding inspiration?

Our time together will include contemplative practices, time in nature, group sharing, individual reflection and more.
For more information and to register: Go to

Is it possible and desirable to “Keep Calm and Carry On” in the midst of our chaotic world and lives?

06/21/2025

The farther the outward journey takes you, the deeper the inward journey must be. Only when your roots are deep can your fruits be abundant. - - Henri Nouwen

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06/09/2025

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. - - E. E. Cummings

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05/31/2025

Each new day brings new life, new strength, new dreams and new hope. - - Lailah Gifty Akita

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05/12/2025

The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful. ― Brother David Steindl-Rast

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04/29/2025

I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us. - - Anne Lamott

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04/20/2025

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly. - - Chuang Tzu

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03/24/2025

It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart. - - Rainer Maria Rilke

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Sacred Ground Chicago is an urban center for spirituality, staffed by professionals who provide personalized, practical support for you on your spiritual journey. We offer people of all faiths, or no faith, a spiritual oasis right here in the city where you can tend your soul. Our programs and services are grounded in the world’s shared heritage of spiritual wisdom and resources.

Our approach to learning is experiential, one that engages the whole person, and includes methods such as movement, storytelling, small group sharing, and the arts. We intend our offerings to be relational, to help you to connect more deeply with your true self, one another, and the divine.

This passage from We Make the Road by Walking, by Brian D. McLaren, sums up our wish for those who use our services and attend our programs:

“What we all want is pretty simple, really. We want to be alive. To feel alive. Not just to exist but to thrive, to live out loud, walk tall, breathe free. We want to be less lonely, less exhausted, less conflicted and afraid . . . more awake, more grateful, more energized and purposeful. We capture this kind of mindful, overbrimming life in terms like well-being, shalom, blessedness, wholeness, harmony, life to the full, and aliveness.”