Comments on: Spiritual Direction – A Bishop’s Perspective – Part I of III http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2010/02/02/spiritual-direction-a-bishops-perspective-part-i-of-iii Seek Him - Find Him - Follow Him Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: danburke http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2010/02/02/spiritual-direction-a-bishops-perspective-part-i-of-iii/comment-page-1#comment-903 danburke Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:39:28 +0000 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=2863#comment-903 Dear Dolores in Christ,<br><br>Thank you for your kind words of encouragement! The short answer is yes, a Deacon can be a good spiritual director. I suspect you might be under the impression that a spiritual director should be a priest or a nun. In fact, the most prominent spiritual directors in the early Church were laymen. So, good spiritual directors can be found among priests, deacons, religious, and laypeople. The key is that you find someone who is willing and able. Being able speaks to their solid formation and submission to the Church in all matters of faith and morals and having a strong spiritual life themselves. Being willing speaks to their belief that they can help and have the time to do so. Hope this helps.<br><br>Pax Christi - Dan Dear Dolores in Christ,

Thank you for your kind words of encouragement! The short answer is yes, a Deacon can be a good spiritual director. I suspect you might be under the impression that a spiritual director should be a priest or a nun. In fact, the most prominent spiritual directors in the early Church were laymen. So, good spiritual directors can be found among priests, deacons, religious, and laypeople. The key is that you find someone who is willing and able. Being able speaks to their solid formation and submission to the Church in all matters of faith and morals and having a strong spiritual life themselves. Being willing speaks to their belief that they can help and have the time to do so. Hope this helps.

Pax Christi – Dan

]]> By: Dolores Castro http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2010/02/02/spiritual-direction-a-bishops-perspective-part-i-of-iii/comment-page-1#comment-902 Dolores Castro Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:16:00 +0000 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=2863#comment-902 Thank you for all the formation and advise we receive through this website this is God sent. <br>I have a question: can a Deacon be a spiritual director ?<br>I had one Spiritual Director a very young holy priest for abou a year, he helped me so much on my spiritual journey that now after he had been transfed to the Cathidral to assist the Archbishop, i feel completely lost. hope to find someone as Spiritual as he was to whom I can entrust the difficulties of my soul.<br>Hope to receive an answer, May God continually Bless your work <br>Sister in Christ Thank you for all the formation and advise we receive through this website this is God sent.
I have a question: can a Deacon be a spiritual director ?
I had one Spiritual Director a very young holy priest for abou a year, he helped me so much on my spiritual journey that now after he had been transfed to the Cathidral to assist the Archbishop, i feel completely lost. hope to find someone as Spiritual as he was to whom I can entrust the difficulties of my soul.
Hope to receive an answer, May God continually Bless your work
Sister in Christ

]]> By: danburke http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2010/02/02/spiritual-direction-a-bishops-perspective-part-i-of-iii/comment-page-1#comment-876 danburke Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:37:31 +0000 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=2863#comment-876 Fantastic - be assured you are in our prayers! Fantastic – be assured you are in our prayers!

]]> By: songofsunday http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2010/02/02/spiritual-direction-a-bishops-perspective-part-i-of-iii/comment-page-1#comment-875 songofsunday Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:45:39 +0000 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=2863#comment-875 I agree. Through God's goodness, I have a Spiritual Director now. We've spoken once and are scheduled to talk once a month for now. I am grateful for the guidance and encouragement towards Spiritual Direction within this website.<br><br>Song I agree. Through God's goodness, I have a Spiritual Director now. We've spoken once and are scheduled to talk once a month for now. I am grateful for the guidance and encouragement towards Spiritual Direction within this website.

Song

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