Contemplative Prayer: The Fruit of Love
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
February 15, 2022
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“Receptivity to God’s love and returning that love is the great work of our lives.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR, is from Barto, PA, and entered the Community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in 2002. He was ordained a priest in 2011 by Cardinal Timothy Dolan in St. Patricks’ Cathedral in New York City and several years later completed studies in spiritual direction at Our Lady of Divine Providence School of spiritual direction in Clearwater, FL. Throughout his time as a Franciscan, he has participated in his community’s charism of hands-on work with the poor and preaching, while also directing and preaching retreats all across the country and serving as a spiritual director. He currently lives in San Juan Diego Friary in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
He is author of Amid Passing Things: Life, Prayer, and Relationship with God, Mary and the Interior Life, and Let Him Lead: Following Jesus in the Gospels (2025).
Letters to Brian: Encountering God More Deeply in Your Life
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
January 25, 2022
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Fr. Jeremiah Shryock offers two invaluable tools for a deeper encounter with God.
Spiritual Direction: My Greatest Joy
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
January 10, 2022
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“Despite the enormous love and gratitude I have for my vocation to the priesthood, my ministry of spiritual direction remains, unexpectedly, the greatest joy of my life.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Post-Retreat Depression
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
January 5, 2022
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“No matter how blessed a time the retreat was, most of us are not called to live on the mountain alone with God. We have families, jobs, and communities that, whether we like it or not, are waiting for us. The key, I emphasize, is to integrate our experience on retreat into our daily lives.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
An Unusual Christmas
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
December 22, 2021
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“Suddenly, in this small trailer, without any of the usual bells and whistles, I felt myself being led to a deeper experience of Christmas than I ever had before.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Waking Up
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
November 21, 2021
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“What exactly is the New Testament exhorting us to wake up from? Essentially it is any life or any part of our life, that does not have God at its center.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
The Work of God: On Letting the Lord Reveal Our Path
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
October 28, 2021
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“By opening ourselves to God’s will, we allow God to take us beyond ourselves into something much deeper than we could have imagined.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock, CFR
Mistaken Identity
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
October 17, 2021
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“St. Paul’s message is clear. We belong to God. All the many roles and functions we might play in this world cannot add to or alter the identity God has imprinted within us.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
