[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLb47mItm6o[/embedyt] Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Community Life and Spiritual Direction Part 2 of 2” as we talk with Fr. Matthew MacDonald about the importance of community life and spiritual direction! If you would like to see the special live audience Q&A which takes place after the show is over, … Read more
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGuXw11k1iI[/embedyt] Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “The Need for Spiritual Direction Part 1 of 2” as we talk with Fr. Matthew MacDonald about the need for spiritual direction in the first part of this series! If you would like to see the special live audience Q&A which takes place after … Read more
Join Dan and Stephanie Burke as they continue their discussion with Fr. Matthew MacDonald on how everyone needs a spiritual director! More info at: https://spiritualdirection.com/2023/02/04/spiritual-direction-questions-part-1-why-is-spiritual-direction-needed #Catholic #spiritualguidance #community #prayer #spiritualjourney #spirituality #catholicchurch #spiritualdirection ______________________________________________________ Support the mission: https://spiritualdirection.com/vocations ______________________________________________________ 📱SOCIALS: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/highcallingprogram/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/highcallingprogram 👨🏽💻Websites: Home: https://myhighcalling.com/ Support: hhtp://SpiritualDirection.com/vocations Books: https://shop.spiritualdirection.com/ Community: https://www.apostoliviae.org/ … Read more
Join Dan and Stephanie Burke as they talk with Fr. Matthew MacDonald about the need for spiritual direction! More info at: https://spiritualdirection.com/2023/02/06/spiritual-direction-questions-part-2-what-are-some-seasons-of-life-where-i-have-a-need-for-spiritual-direction #Catholic #spiritualjourney #community #prayer #spirituality #catholicchurch #spiritualguidance #spiritualdirection ______________________________________________________ Support the mission: https://spiritualdirection.com/vocations ______________________________________________________ 📱SOCIALS: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/highcallingprogram/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/highcallingprogram 👨🏽💻Websites: Home: https://myhighcalling.com/ Support: hhtp://SpiritualDirection.com/vocations Books: https://shop.spiritualdirection.com/ Community: https://www.apostoliviae.org/ Blog: http://www.SpiritualDirection.com Events: … Read more
“It is irrefutable that every follower of Jesus needs spiritual direction in their lives according to the workings of grace, Divine providence, individual needs, and circumstances. There are scenarios where members of Christ’s faithful have a need for regular, consistent, life-long spiritual direction.” – Fr. Matthew MacDonald
“The Church envisions various scenarios when spiritual direction is needed in the lives of all the faithful.” – Fr. Matthew MacDonald
“Every disciple of Jesus is thereby called to spiritual direction in some way, shape, or form in order for them to become who God made them to be.” – Fr. Matthew MacDonald
“Every time I prepare for spiritual direction, I have to battle apprehension, anxiety, and feelings of downright distaste. I have to overcome temptations to procrastinate or even to concoct some kind of vapid excuse not to go.” – Fr. John Bartunek
“Many of us will have the opportunity to experience one-time spiritual direction while on retreat. It can be valuable, but there are certain cautions that experienced directors offer about what to expect and how to make the best use of that single meeting.” – Claire Dwyer
I had the immense privilege recently of speaking with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, director of communications for the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, about his vocation story and the role that spiritual direction played on his journey to the priesthood. He discusses spiritual direction within the order, what it is and is not, and what … Read more
Fr. Boniface Hicks discusses catechesis, accompaniment, spiritual direction, and the relationship among them in the renewal of the Church today.
“If we are struggling in our service to the family, our prayer life is the first place we should look for answers.” – Dr. MaryRuth Hackett
“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
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV1o-M50-Bw[/embedyt] Join us for this Q&A show episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Spiritual Warfare and Spiritual Direction” where we answer your questions on spiritual warfare, discernment of spirits, spiritual direction, and more! If you would like to see the special live audience Q&A which takes place after the show is over, make sure to … Read more
Dan Burke recommends that spiritual direction come outside of the context of a friendship.
“We hear variations of the lie that we are ‘not enough.’ And yet we have the precise gifts for our particular family, for our exact calling, for this specific cross, in this time, at this place, for this season. God promises only daily bread, and it is made to order. We do not have the grace for anyone else’s life—or even for tomorrow—but we have all we need to become more fully ourselves, which is more like Christ, today.” – Claire Dwyer
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Confession and spiritual direction are like partially overlapping circles: they share some common characteristics, but their centers, their essences, are distinct.
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