Does Spiritual Direction Need to Happen Face to Face?
I have directed a spiritual directee or two over Skype. We’ve even talked about setting up a prayer group for our young alumni through the use...
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Do You Have the Time?
Time..don’t run out on me. It’s a phrase that I’ve mentioned often in ministry as being an element that is essential to the development of...
Pope Francis, spiritual direction, vocation
Obsessed With Others…In Good and Bad Ways
Today’s NY Times has reporter Laurie Goodstein talking about Conservative Catholics (her term, not mine) being disenchanted with Pope Francis. One particular commenter stuck out...
Campus Ministry, Canisius, Clergy and Laity, education, Ignatian Spirituality, inspiration, mental illness, Pope Francis, Pray, prayer, spiritual direction, violence, viral videos, vocation, Work, young adult ministry
Can We Heal Wounds?
When the horror of September 11th came upon the United States my friends with children fought vigorously to keep their children away from the television...
Campus Ministry, spiritual direction
It’s 6AM…And I Get to Do Ministry Today
So I woke up by the paws of a hungry dog prodding me to give him his morning kibble. My wife usually handles those duties...
Campus Ministry, spiritual direction, Technology & Religion, Work, young adult ministry
Millennials to Boomers: We KNOW We’re Not Special
Some time ago, David McCullough, Jr wrote a commencement speech for Wellesley High School which, in my opinion, was a dirge and quite frankly inappropriate....
Discernment, How I met my ministry, inspiration, My Book, spiritual direction, young adult ministry
Loving Work: The New Book
So, I’ve been working on a book with Orbis Press (who has been such a pleasure to work alongside) on discernment regarding work issues. It’s...
Campus Ministry, Clergy and Laity, Discernment, spiritual direction, young adult ministry
Millennials Want Spiritual Directors
The Boston Globe reports an uptick in people seeking spiritual directors, especially amongst younger people. Driving the growth are millennials like Weaver, who are more...
