Dear Friends,
We are delighted to present the first episode of Divine Intimacy Radio! The show notes are below:
Introducing the show and the hosts Dan Burke and Melissa Elson. Most of you know me (my bio is below) so I thought you would like to know a bit more about Melissa: While attending Auburn University, Melissa’s involvement with the Catholic Student Organization fostered her love for the Catholic Church and sparked her desire for a deeper understanding of the Faith. After years of study and working in various capacities for the Church (from youth minister to bookkeeper), in 2006 she went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Systematic Theology from the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College in Alexandria, Virginia. Soon after, she returned to her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama and began
her career in Radio production and voice work at EWTN Radio. During that time, Melissa met Dan as he joined the EWTN family and embarked on his radio show, Register Radio. While working at EWTN, Melissa also entered into the sacrament of Marriage with her wonderful husband Michael (a program manager at EWTN) and now has two beautiful daughters, and a son on the way! Melissa has since left EWTN leaving her more time to spend with her children and work on new adventures such as co-hosting Divine Intimacy Radio! When she’s not behind a microphone, Melissa enjoys cooking, reading, music, playing tennis and spending time with family and friends.
Here’s more about what we covered on this show:
Topic: Spiritual Direction Discussion exploring Dan’s book
Navigating the Interior Life: Spiritual Direction and the Journey to God Why we need it (blind spots) – Mountain Lion Story – the three doors or entryways to the soul – the World, the Flesh, and the Devil.
- Spiritual Direction is Not Psychological Counseling
Call-In Question Answered:
- Can a lay person provide spiritual direction or is it most preferable to have a priest as a spiritual director?
- Spiritual direction and confession are two different things.
- Value of a priest in spiritual direction – special role
- Value and limits of a layperson in spiritual direction
- St. John Paul II had a lay spiritual director
Resources:
- Catholic Therapists Association
- AVI Spiritual Mentorship Program – Spiritual Direction School in Kansas City
Note: Contrary to what we said on this show, our upcoming shows will focus on preparation for Lent and drawing our hearts more fully to union with the Blessed Trinity during Lent. In fact, we will have a second show airing this Saturday on this topic!
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