Dear Dan, I’ve been going to spiritual direction for several years with a good friend. At her suggestion I have recently begun seeing a Catholic
Dear Father John, I am a woman working hard to deepen my relationship with Christ. In this process, I have begun to befriend priests. I
My recent post encouraging directees to respond in gratitude to their directors met with a firm rebuke in the com box that I have decided
Dear Dan, I have recently sought the guidance of a Spiritual director which I would say was greatly influenced by your and Fr. John’s suggestions.
What do you do when you are pretty sure your root sin is pride (based on self-reflection, common sins in confession, etc…) but your spiritual
I have a bit of my own foolishness to share with you today. In my book on spiritual direction (scheduled to go to print late
A New Diagnosis of my Root Sin… I was back in my home state and surprised to get the call. I couldn’t imagine what it
Dear Father John, My spiritual director recommended that I do some spiritual reading. He said spiritual reading is just reading about spiritual things. I don’t
Dear Father John, Though I have read many of your posts on spiritual direction, I am still struggling with taking the leap and making an
Have you ever been in an unfamiliar area and stopped to ask a local for directions only to find that the well intended helper begins