Spiritual Direction and Evangelization In the Holy Father’s latest Apostolic Exhortation “Joy of the Gospel” (Evangelii Gaudium) he takes time to remind us of spiritual
Magisterium – Spiritual Dictionary MAGISTERIUM – Spiritual Dictionary: The Church’s teaching authority, vested in the bishops, as successors of the Apostles, under the Roman Pontiff,
“Business is business,” as the saying goes. It sometimes means to check Jesus at the door. Outside of religious organizations, the chain of command does
IMPERFECTIONS: Deficiencies of character that, although not as serious as mortal or venial sins, are nonetheless obstacles to attaining Christian perfection and union with God.
Dear Father John, Advent is coming! Even from a distance I feel my shoulders tightening up from the stress of all the noise of the
Saint Mother Teresa’s “Dark Night” (Part II of II) In part I, we discussed what [Saint] Mother Teresa’s dark night meant for her and what
FORMATION: The act or process of developing someone in all realms of human experience but in particular those that help the human person come to
Life, As I Find It There is a pitiable verse in Psalm 31 about being like the “dead unremembered” – a broken pot, discarded and
PARTICULAR EXAMEN: Regular prayerful examination of one’s conscience by concentrating on some one particular moral failing to be overcome or virtue to be exercised. Its
Father Fortea, does evil really exist? Yes, it does. The first thing we need to know is that evil – like good – is an
