How do I get my focus back?
Q: Dear Father John, As I have grown spiritually I have noticed that I don’t have the same interest and level of ambition for things in my life like I used too. For example, I used to work fairly hard...
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Mary vs. Martha – Part I of II
Q: Dear Father John, It has always been my nature to do, do do. I volunteer and serve whenever, wherever I can and have always found I felt closer to the Lord when doing this. As I grow older, there...
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Mary vs. Martha – Part II of II
Q: Dear Father John, It has always been my nature to do, do do. I volunteer and serve whenever, wherever I can and have always found I felt closer to the Lord when doing this. As I grow older, there...
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In my spiritual life, how much is up to me?
Q: Dear Father John, I am confused. I keep reading in spiritual books about how, in the spiritual life, everything is up to God. That God is the one who makes us holy, that we just have to let go and...
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Am I experiencing intellectual gluttony? – Part I of III
Q: Dear Father John, There is just too much to read! I feel like I should be reading more about my faith and the spiritual life, because I want to grow more. But I am so frustrated, because even if I...
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Am I experiencing intellectual gluttony? – Part II of III
Q: Dear Father John, There is just too much to read! I feel like I should be reading more about my faith and the spiritual life, because I want to grow more. But I am so frustrated, because even if I...
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What is Spiritual Theology?
What is Spiritual Theology? There is a lot of diverse opinions on this topic. Probably the best explanation is provided by Jordan Aumann, O.P., in his well known Spiritual Theology. To best...
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Why do Catholics Emphasize Guilt, Suffering and Living Only for Heaven? (Part...
Q: Dear Father John: I admit I am fairly new to the spiritual life. But God has been doing amazing things, and I really want to keep growing. But I keep getting stuck on one thing. I just don’t get...
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Laboring to Image God
The Church maintains that society must uphold the dignity of the human person who is made in the image and likeness of God. Individuals are not meant to live in isolation. To that end, Pope Leo...
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School of Spiritual Formation
Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction was formed in 2009 to disseminate faithful Catholic spirituality and to encourage and help anyone who has questions about our faith by answering those questions. We...
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The Chain of Love: To See With the Eyes of Jesus (Part III of V)
Editor’s note: In the first part of this series, we introduced the concept of the Chain of Love, from Venerable Concepción Cabrera’s Spirituality of the Cross. Part II examined how we are to live our...
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What is God’s Opinion on Plastic Surgery? (Part II of II)
In our first post, we looked at the moral matrix and dimensions that this question poses. In today’s post, we’ll look at the spiritual motivations for having plastic surgery and what this means for...
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To Clean Or Not to Clean
Yes, it is the time of year that we are faced with the grim reality of spring cleaning. The boxes that haven’t been touched in years need to be opened, the clothes that are no longer in fashion need to...
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In my spiritual life, how much is up to me?
Q: Dear Father John, I am confused. I keep reading in spiritual books about how, in the spiritual life, everything is up to God. That God is the one who makes us holy, that we just have to let go and...
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Am I experiencing intellectual gluttony? – Part I of III
Q: Dear Father John, There is just too much to read! I feel like I should be reading more about my faith and the spiritual life, because I want to grow more. But I am so frustrated, because even if I...
View ArticleAm I experiencing intellectual gluttony? – Part II of III
Q: Dear Father John, There is just too much to read! I feel like I should be reading more about my faith and the spiritual life, because I want to grow more. But I am so frustrated, because even if I...
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What is Spiritual Theology?
What is Spiritual Theology? There is a lot of diverse opinions on this topic. Probably the best explanation is provided by Jordan Aumann, O.P., in his well known Spiritual Theology. To best...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why do Catholics Emphasize Guilt, Suffering and Living Only for Heaven? (II...
Q: Dear Father John: I admit I am fairly new to the spiritual life. But God has been doing amazing things, and I really want to keep growing. But I keep getting stuck on one thing. I just don’t get...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Laboring to Image God
The Church maintains that society must uphold the dignity of the human person who is made in the image and likeness of God. Individuals are not meant to live in isolation. To that end, Pope Leo...
View ArticleClik here to view.
School of Spiritual Formation
Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction was formed in 2009 to disseminate faithful Catholic spirituality and to encourage and help anyone who has questions about our faith by answering those questions. We...
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