A Webinar for the Martha in All of Us

by Claire Dwyer

Dear friends,

These last several months have been unprecedented times of uncertainty and change.  As we tentatively, hesitatingly, try to enter into our new “normal,” we feel more than ever the need for our God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

But entering into a rhythm of prayer when our hearts are anxious and our lives are upside-down isn’t always easy.  As soon as we pause to pray, the questions and thoughts rush into our minds and crowd out our best intentions. How do we stay centered on Christ?

Join me and Crystalina Evert, founder of Women Made New and co-founder of Chastity Project with her husband Jason, for a live webinar on Thursday September 17th at 8PM Central to discuss praying during in the stressful and busy seasons of life.  We are wives and mothers who, like the rest of you, balance work, family, home and prayer—not necessarily in that order! 

Register now to lean in to a discussion on distractions, how to break out of ‘busy,’ and why carving out time for God each and every day is the one non-negotiable especially when it seems hardest to do so.

Register here: https://spiritualdirection.com/product/praying-in-the-busy-and-stressful-seasons-of-life

“You are anxious and troubled about many things,” the Lord said to Martha.  He understands—He doesn’t let her off the hook, for sure—but he understands.  And He doesn’t leave us without help: He leaves us Himself.  

So let’s get back to basics and re-orient ourselves to the One Thing Necessary.  

No time like the present moment to leave the past—and the future—firmly in His hands. 

Join us!  Register today  and secure your spot.  We would love to have you be a part of this all-important conversation.   (But if you can’t make it that night—trust me, I get that!—we’ll send those who register a link to the webinar recording later.)

In Christ, always and forever our “One Thing,”

Claire Dwyer

Editor, Spiritual Direction.com

Claire Dwyer

Mom, Wife, Interior Life — that’s it in a nutshell.

Claire’s been devouring books and pouring the words back out again longer than she can remember. It’s where her love of God and the Catholic faith finds its fullest expression.

Claire graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Franciscan University of Steubenville with a degree in Theology, has a certification in Spiritual Theology from the Avila Institute, and a certification in Spiritual Direction from St. Vincent Seminary’s Institute of Ministry Formation.

Her roles as mother, mentor, spiritual writer, editor of spiritualdirection.com, and lifelong student of the interior life all came together in her first book, "This Present Paradise: A Spiritual Journey with St. Elizabeth of the Trinity." She is also the author of Blessed is She's Advent study, In Time: Living in the Now and Not Yet" and a contributor to their daily devotionals, and has written a book on St. Edith Stein set to release January of 2027.

She has a passion, through writing and speaking, for helping the faithful to see the beauty and possibility of their own interior lives and their unrepeatable place in the Church, and for Catholic writers in particular to be encouraged and formed in their writing journey. To that end, she is co-founder and content director of Write These Words and the PraiseWriters Catholic Writing Membership Community.

Most importantly, she has been married for almost 28 years to her husband Delaney and they have six children and two grandsons.

Connect and keep in touch with her at ClaireDwyer.com. You can also read about spirituality for the Catholic writer on her Substack, Word and Silence. 

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