“Scripture illuminates the importance for a spiritual director to not only be experienced in direction and the spiritual life, but also to be learned and prudent.” – Debra Black
“Virtuous people are capable of genuine friendship because of their emotional maturity.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
“Sure, we can suppress or subjugate our emotional reactions. We can flog them with ‘shoulds.’ We can exile them or lock them up. But that is not virtue.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
“Virtues do not exist in isolation from each other or our behaviors. There is much overlap when we are maturing in our spiritual life.” – Deanna Bartalini
A Reflection from “The Handbook of Spiritual Perfection” by Fr. Philip E. Dion Too often a person looks at the past year and beholds only
“At the earlier stages of the spiritual life, the emphasis falls on weeding out the sinful and self-centered habits that are constricting the action of God’s grace in our lives. As we grow, the emphasis changes.” – Fr. John Bartunek
“Many of us may well wonder what harm could come from wiping out a few sinners from the face of the Earth or expelling a few more heretics. The Lord does not explain why but simply warns that hasty and severe actions may cause harm even to the wheat.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“Usually we associate greed with money. But we can also be greedy when it comes to knowledge.” – Fr. John Bartunek
“Love of country is a virtue; it is our duty of justice both in gratitude for that which we are given and in our duty towards others.” – Debra Black
“It’s been called a “Dominican moment” because the culture of lies and death is ascendent, just as it was in St. Dominic’s time, and we need the same remedy: Truth.”- Rose Folsom