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February 15, 2023

Spiritual Direction in a Post-Pandemic World

The pandemic and its effects have challenged all of us. The people who come to us for spiritual direction might, because of what they have been through over the past few years, be likely to be feeling some grief, isolation, loneliness, anxiety, and even depression. Addictions and domestic violence have likely increased as a result of the stress. How does this affect someone’s prayer life and relationship with God? How can we, as spiritual directors, be instruments of healing? Lecture…

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Kathleen Brown
October 17, 2021

Disconnect

Today's post is a homily that Fr. Michael Schleupner recently shared. Fr. Mike was the presenter for our Friends Day of Prayer last week and our guests thoroughly enjoyed his presentation and day of reflection too. The focus of this post is a tough, but important lesson from the Gospel with a modern day analogy. Let's take a few moments to learn from scripture and Fr. Mike's wisdom. Gospel Reading: Mark 10:17-30 (shorter form Mark 10:17-27) A man with many…

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