Ever since Jess Okanya was a child, she has been interested in other cultures. So it鈥檚 no surprise that she was recently named interim executive director of Kairos: School for Spiritual Formation in Lancaster, Pa., where she hopes to explore other traditions.

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Spiritual director Chris Hoover Seidel, on staff at the Center for Justice and Pecebuilding, writes about healing journeys within the body.