Spiritual Direction, Ways to Pray Series

The Number 1 Most Recommended Prayer App by this Spiritual Director

After practicing the art of Spiritual Direction for almost 10 years, I have found one prayer app that has helped many of the spiritual seekers who have come to me. In fact, many are still using it to this very day. It is the Pray As You Go App, and here's what people love about… Continue reading The Number 1 Most Recommended Prayer App by this Spiritual Director

Spiritual Direction

A Thank You Letter To Saint Therese on Her Feast Day

Dear St. Therese, the Little Flower, I finished reading your autobiography at a time in my life when I needed to know that the little things mattered. You challenged me to ask God to show me the hidden graces that I had helped to bestow.  One by one, seeds I had planted long ago came… Continue reading A Thank You Letter To Saint Therese on Her Feast Day

Spiritual Direction

What Dead Animals Taught Me About The Transformative Power of Death

The last few weeks I have come across dead animals in my path as I walked my dog. I wondered what might be the message in this for me. Naturally, the thought of death made me think about what I am currently trying to die to in my life or in myself. What do I… Continue reading What Dead Animals Taught Me About The Transformative Power of Death

Book Reviews, Spiritual Direction, Ways to Pray Series

Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer

https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Belongs-Gift-Contemplative-Prayer/dp/0824519957 This book is not how to practice contemplative prayer but more about the learnings that have come out of this unique way of listening to the divine. I have listened to the audio recording of this book a little bit at a time while walking my dog, and then again poured over it in… Continue reading Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer