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Intimacy and Unforeseen Encounters – Spiritual Direction
Life is relational. Human beings are made for communion because we are made in the image and likeness of God who is perfect communion of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Prayer is concerned with...
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Healing Your Worth, Body & Relationship with the Earth
Some transits feel like the weather. Chiron in Taurus feels like geology. It moves slowly, reshaping the deep layers: your sense of worth, your relationship with your body, how you handle money and...
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You Forgot! A Reflection on a Central Spiritual Struggle
One of the more basic human problems in our relationship with God is that we forget. Over and over again in the Scriptures comes an almost exasperated accusation from God: “You forgot!” Consider...
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Making Prayer Personal – Spiritual Direction
Perhaps the greatest fruit of a deepening prayer life is not the accumulation of insights about God, but the gradual realization that the living God is not something to be comprehended at all. God is...
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The Critical Difference Between Christian Prayer and Yoga
PrayerThere is nothing the devil fears so much, or so much tries to hinder, as prayer.
—St. Philip NeriFor many years, I wrongly credited yoga as the source of peace in my life. It...
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Empathy: Seeing Others with the Eyes of Christ
This is part 5 of a series. Read part 4 here, or start with part 1.Empathy, simply put, is compassionate understanding in action. When guided by emotional intelligence, it helps us read what is happening...
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Have Faith Like St. John the Baptist
There is a very high point at every Mass where the priest elevates the Eucharist and speaks the words, “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” Hopefully,...
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When You Lose That Praying Habit
Our life is made up of a multitude of habits, often done on autopilot. We eat at the same time, go to sleep, and wake up at the same time, we lock our...
