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Letters to Brian: Encountering God More Deeply in Your Life

Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR January 25, 2022 4 Comments

Fr. Jeremiah Shryock offers two invaluable tools for a deeper encounter with God.

Weeding the Garden of the Soul

Debra Black January 17, 2022 4 Comments

How is discernment like weeding a garden? Debra Black explains.

Cause for Hope: The High Calling Program

Claire Dwyer October 29, 2021 No Comments

There is cause for hope in the Church today, in the hearts of young men discerning the priesthood.

Persisting Contra To God’s Will

Rob Marco July 2, 2021 3 Comments

Our seemingly noble and holy actions of attempted abandonment can sometimes be held up so that we present them to the Lord expecting Him to bless them, when in fact, He wants something else of us entirely.

Things I’ve Learned in Spiritual Direction, Part 1: Notice What Draws You

Claire Dwyer April 15, 2021 9 Comments

Satan tempts us with handfuls of sapphires. God holds out a diamond. We have to choose the pearl of great price, the one thing necessary. But oh, those sapphires can be very lovely…

Discernment Brief: Radar Signals for Hope and Hopelessness

Fr. William Watson S.J. April 12, 2021 No Comments

In this Discernment Brief, Fr. Bill Watson, S.J. ,Founder and President of the Sacred Story Institute,
discusses inspirations from the Divine Inspirer and the counter-inspirer, with a short reflection for your spiritual development.