A s the 2016-2017 president of the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC), I welcome you to the spring 2017 edition of Counseling and Values (CVJ). As the official publication of ASERVIC, CVJ is deeply committed to recent scholarly inquiry across the spiritual, ethical, religious, and value domains of counseling. Our journal affords counselors from a wide range of disciplines and professional settings with a forum for free intellectual inquiry concerning the expression, exploration, development, and research of evolving spiritual, ethical, and religious values in counseling. Articles presented in CVJ reflect our devotion to the ongoing scholarly conversation among counselors and human development professionals in regard to the ethical integration of value-based concepts.With the spring edition, we are reminded of new beginnings-a time when the earth rouses from slumber. We bear witness to restoration and balance as the trees, plants, and fields show their growth. All across the Northern Hemisphere, new life is emerging from the ground. Themes of renewal surround us, which are reflected in our religious observances and celebrations (e.g., Passover, Easter, and the birth of Buddha). Many persons, particularly those who follow earth-based religions, celebrate the spring equinox as a time for regeneration. Just as winter tests our ability to pause, spring obliges us to face growth and progress.As I reflect on the significance of the season, I am called upon to contemplate the growth and evolution of CVJ. As the scholarly record for ASERVIC, our journal not only encapsulates recent academic findings and informed opinion but also serves as a testimony to the ongoing scholarly conversation and professional insight. By looking at the history of CVJ, we have a means by which we can appreciate our own growth and transformation.Our journal dates back to 1956, first published under the formal name The Catholic Counselor and Readings. As the official publication of the Catholic Counselors in the American Professional Guidance Association (APGA), the purpose of The Catholic Counselor and Readings was to publish an "organ of communication designed to inform Catholic counselors of the activities of their colleagues and of developments in the field of guidance" (Chantal,