No, we’re not having a Don Ho moment here at The Bench.

The bubbles in question are found at an innovative new spiritual website called Other6. It seeks to feed people who are seeking spiritual food for the other six days of the week. Hence the name. (Duh.)

The good people at Busted Halo profiled the site recently:

On any given day at the site, you’ll find a South African man seeking conversation and inspiration, or a grieving Chicagoan asking for strength following the recent deaths of three family members. They—and hundreds of other people—are finding hope, enlightenment and solace on Other6, an innovative web site launched by Loyola Press for people of all faiths who desire deeper meaning in their daily lives. Father Paul Campbell of the Jesuits’ Chicago Province says he modeled Other6 after the Examen of St. Ignatius Loyola, a daily spiritual reflection. “I wanted to capture the heart of the exercise and put it out on the Web,” he says.

A native of Belfast, Campbell began serving in the Irish Province in Dublin. “The Irish Jesuits launched Sacred Space, which has become a hugely successful online prayer experience,” he says. “Other6 drew inspiration from that. I wanted to find a way to contribute to the mission by going beyond the normal borders of where we served.” The goal, according to Campbell, is not only to reach out to alienated, disaffected Catholics but to those who aren’t Catholic at all. “One of the things I’ve learned from Sacred Space is that people appreciate the fact that they’re being honored for their spiritual journey, no matter how far along they are,” he says. “People were thankful that there was extreme respect for their experience—and no yelling or preaching.”

Through Other6, Campbell invites visitors to begin a conversation and ultimately, achieve a closer relationship with God. When asked about the site’s name, Campbell explains, “Some of us find God in church on Sundays, but where does He bubble up in your life the other six days of the week?”

Visitors to the site are met with a cluster of light and dark blue bubbles and two challenge questions: Where have you found God today and Where do you need to find God today? The dark blue bubbles represent visitors’ answers to the first question; the light blue ones refer to the second question. “It’s a very user-friendly site and completely anonymous,”

Campbell notes. “Just click on the bubbles to join the conversation.” He adds the site has the ability to group responses if they pertain to a certain topic, such as family, work, or health. “We’re beginning to see communities being built around topics like national concerns, addiction, and depression—that’s a really big one,” he says. “Over time, the idea is for people to have a journal of where they have found God and they can access that log whenever they need it.”

In the few months since launching Other6.com more than 2,000 postings about peoples’ experience of God have cropped up from all across the United States and around the world. Among those who’ve stopped by are people from Ireland, Japan, Portugal, Spain, England, Belgium, Scotland, New Zealand, Australia and the Philippines. “People find God everywhere—it’s amazing where He can be found!” says Campbell.

Drop by the site, or read more about it at the BH link.