Overview

A helpful guide for busy leaders to prayerfully reflect on their work or engage in group reflection with their team. Mission and ministry work can often be very demanding, so making time to hit the pause button for reflection before meetings and other important work has become a valued practice in many Catholic faith-based organizations. These pauses for spiritual reflection can enliven institutions, support the wide variety of individuals who work in Catholic organizations, and strengthen their important contributions to society. Designed for professionals in any organizational setting, Together Through Reflection serves as a helpful resource for mission formation and crafting fruitful reflection experiences for both personal and group use. Deegan-Krause offers theologically grounded content, prompts for thought and prayer, practical guidance, and other content to inspire a creative process. Designed as a resource for faith-based, mission-driven leaders to use with their teams, this accessible guide offers practical direction for producing an effective and prayerful reflection experience. Professional ministers and chaplains, as well as lay leaders serving in Catholic organizations or institutional settings, and all engaged with shepherding Catholic identity into the future will find Together for Reflection an essential resource for building community and living a reflective life.

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""Together Through Reflection is a book that invites the reader to press the pause button--to stop, breathe, and notice the sacred in the ordinary. It is a delightful series of spiritually inclusive reflections for those of us who serve in Catholic ministries and are asked to lead reflections. It will be on my bookshelf, right next to my desk, to pull out with ease. Bridget Deegan-Krause offers beautiful, theological perspectives on relevant ministry themes. She includes thoughtful questions that prompt deeper exploration, insight, and rich dialogue. Truly a gem of a book--a great resource."" Amy D. Marcum, BCC, MA, Chief Mission Operations Officer, Catholic health care, Bon Secours Mercy Health -- (8/6/2025 12:00:00 AM) ""A must-read for anyone seeking to be a visible sign of God's love in the world. Bridget Deegan-Krause offers an insightful invitation to live our vocation with intention, courage, and compassion."" Angela Moloney, CAP(R), president and CEO, Catholic Foundation of Michigan -- (8/4/2025 12:00:00 AM) ""Bridget Deegan-Krause offers a powerful guide to reflection and discernment in leadership, drawing on her deep experience in chaplaincy, healthcare, and ministry. She equips leaders with practical tools to create sacred space, encounter God, and lead with mission and purpose, grace, and authenticity."" Erica Cohen Moore, executive director, National Association of Catholic Chaplains -- (8/4/2025 12:00:00 AM) ""Taking on roles of both companion and counsel, Bridget Deegan-Krause provides a gentle, thoughtful, faith-filled, and practical guide for reflective practice. This book serves as a source of inspiration for personal reflection as well as a primer for those who are called to lead prayer or communal discernment practices. What Deegan-Krause offers in this text is simultaneously beautiful, profound and helpful."" Virginia Herbers, author of Gifts from Friends We've Yet to Meet and Gifts from Friends We Never Wanted -- (7/3/2025 12:00:00 AM) ""In one accessible and concise volume, Bridget Deegan-Krause has contributed a seminal reflection resource. Together Through Reflection is perfect for anyone searching for a new spiritual practice, ministry veterans finding themselves in a 'reflection rut, ' or those looking for practical advice on how to increase the use of reflections throughout their organization. Leaders in all sectors of ministry should keep this book close at hand for both personal and shared formation opportunities."" Michael Miller Jr, DHCML, HEC-C, system vice president for mission and values, SSM Health -- (7/31/2025 12:00:00 AM) ""Thank you for this simple yet profound resource. Leading meaningful reflections can be daunting. The beginning comments on 'why reflections' and closing 'step-by-step guide' are brilliant. I can imagine that Together Through Reflection will be sought after by many as a valuable resource."" Mary Anne Sladich-Lantz, Providence Ministries sponsor -- (7/28/2025 12:00:00 AM) ""This timely volume offers a bold, constructive vision for reflective practices among teams working in ministry and mission-driven organizations, drawing richly on the Catholic tradition to speak broadly to people of all--and importantly in today's world, no particular--spiritual traditions and experiences. It emphasizes how leaders, employees, boards, and other stakeholders can benefit from personal and collective attention to thoughtful, spiritual reflection and discernment, and it is rich with examples, short passages, and suggestions for how to bring this to life in diverse settings. With chapters spanning foundational formation experiences for newcomers to the organization, the challenges of difficult moments and hard decisions, and the construction of a shared community, it will prove immensely useful for audiences across mission- and faith-inspired organizations. And I imagine they will return to it many times over the years, each time deepening their appreciation for the fruits that dedicated, intentional reflection and spirituality can bring to our lives and work."" Matthew Carnes, SJ, vice president for mission and ministry, Santa Clara University -- (6/18/2025 12:00:00 AM)

""This timely volume offers a bold, constructive vision for reflective practices among teams working in ministry and mission-driven organizations, drawing richly on the Catholic tradition to speak broadly to people of all--and importantly in today's world, no particular--spiritual traditions and experiences. It emphasizes how leaders, employees, boards, and other stakeholders can benefit from personal and collective attention to thoughtful, spiritual reflection and discernment, and it is rich with examples, short passages, and suggestions for how to bring this to life in diverse settings. With chapters spanning foundational formation experiences for newcomers to the organization, the challenges of difficult moments and hard decisions, and the construction of a shared community, it will prove immensely useful for audiences across mission- and faith-inspired organizations. And I imagine they will return to it many times over the years, each time deepening their appreciation for the fruits that dedicated, intentional reflection and spirituality can bring to our lives and work."" Matthew Carnes, SJ, vice president for mission and ministry at Santa Clara University -- (6/18/2025 12:00:00 AM)

""Taking on roles of both companion and counsel, Deegan-Krause provides a gentle, thoughtful, faith-filled, and practical guide for reflective practice. This book serves as a source of inspiration for personal reflection as well as a primer for those who are called to lead prayer or communal discernment practices. What Deegan-Krause offers in this text is simultaneously beautiful, profound and helpful."" Virginia Herbers, author of Gifts from Friends We've Yet to Meet and Gifts from Friends We Never Wanted -- (7/3/2025 12:00:00 AM) ""This timely volume offers a bold, constructive vision for reflective practices among teams working in ministry and mission-driven organizations, drawing richly on the Catholic tradition to speak broadly to people of all--and importantly in today's world, no particular--spiritual traditions and experiences. It emphasizes how leaders, employees, boards, and other stakeholders can benefit from personal and collective attention to thoughtful, spiritual reflection and discernment, and it is rich with examples, short passages, and suggestions for how to bring this to life in diverse settings. With chapters spanning foundational formation experiences for newcomers to the organization, the challenges of difficult moments and hard decisions, and the construction of a shared community, it will prove immensely useful for audiences across mission- and faith-inspired organizations. And I imagine they will return to it many times over the years, each time deepening their appreciation for the fruits that dedicated, intentional reflection and spirituality can bring to our lives and work."" Matthew Carnes, SJ, vice president for mission and ministry at Santa Clara University -- (6/18/2025 12:00:00 AM)

Author Information

Bridget Deegan-Krause has served for nearly 30 years in ministry in Catholic healthcare and higher education. As a consultant for Catholic health systems and a retreat facilitator for boards and teams, she has worked to equip mission-focused leaders for service and is passionate about exploring spirituality as a resource for leadership. Her award-winning ministry leadership formation programming has been used in dozens of Catholic healthcare institutions throughout the United States. A former Jesuit volunteer, Bridget holds an MDiv from Notre Dame with a BA in its Great Books program. A board-certified chaplain, she has long served in leadership within the profession of chaplaincy. She currently serves as a sponsor director for Bon Secours Mercy Health System in Ohio, and as a founding board member for the Discerning Deacons project. A native of Michigan, Bridget resides in the Detroit area.

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