
Can Laymen be Spiritual Directors?
Dan Burke answers a frequently asked question: Can Laymen be Spiritual Directors?

Dan Burke answers a frequently asked question: Can Laymen be Spiritual Directors?

*This post was originally published 6/26/2009. Dear Father John, what is the best way to find a Spiritual Director? Should it be your pastor? A

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Join Dan and Stephanie Burke as they discuss questions on spiritual warfare and spiritual direction.

Join Dan Burke and Melissa Elson as they answer your questions about ascetical theology, spiritual direction, and dealing with distractions in prayer. Topics/Questions covered in

Dan Burke and Melissa Elson answer questions about feelings in prayer, the meaning of contemplative prayer, frustrations in life, and having two spiritual directors.

Dan Burke and Melissa Elson answer your questions about spiritual consolations, feelings, expectations in the interior life, and confusion in the Church.

What role do education and culture serve in evangelization? Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen reflects on how putting our talents at the service of God furthers the apostolate, in this excerpt from the classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.

How can we properly discern God’s will in our lives? Dan Burke and Melissa Elson search interview author Julie Onderko on her book “Discover Your Next Mission from God: Saints who found God’s will – and how you can too”.

Dan Burke, Melissa Elson, and Dr. Anthony Lilles reveal the wisdom of St. Therese on the “foolishness” of following God.