Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction » Grace http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog Seek Him - Find Him - Follow Him Tue, 22 May 2012 16:10:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Am I being self-absorbed when praying for spiritual growth? http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/16/am-i-being-self-absorbed-when-praying-for-spiritual-growth http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/16/am-i-being-self-absorbed-when-praying-for-spiritual-growth#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:00:22 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=8524 Q: Can praying for spiritual growth indicate being self absorbed? I am troubled by my intercessory prayer.  I pray quite a bit for]]>

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/16/am-i-being-self-absorbed-when-praying-for-spiritual-growth/feed 6 How do I know if God is talking to me in prayer? http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/02/how-do-i-know-if-god-is-talking-to-me-in-prayer http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/02/how-do-i-know-if-god-is-talking-to-me-in-prayer#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:00:44 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=8428 Q: Dear Father John, I keep hearing (and reading) that Christian prayer is a conversation with God. But, to be totally honest, when I pray I]]>

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/02/how-do-i-know-if-god-is-talking-to-me-in-prayer/feed 13 How can I learn to trust? http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/03/19/how-can-i-learn-to-trust http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/03/19/how-can-i-learn-to-trust#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:00:45 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=8259 Q:  Dear Father John, I have felt a great desire to enter religious life for a few years now, but keep hitting an invisible wall so-to-speak. After attempting the Spiritual Exercises of St. … [visit site to read more]]]>

Q:  Dear Father John, I have felt a great desire to enter religious life for a few years now, but keep hitting an invisible wall so-to-speak. After attempting the Spiritual Exercises of St. … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/03/19/how-can-i-learn-to-trust/feed 21 More indulgence clarification… http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2010/10/18/more-indulgence-clarification http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2010/10/18/more-indulgence-clarification#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:00:13 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=4197 ]]>

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2010/10/18/more-indulgence-clarification/feed 5 Why would the Church recommend that we meditate on such horrible things as hell and the last judgment? http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2010/01/15/why-would-the-church-recommend-that-we-meditate-on-such-horrible-things-as-hell-and-the-last-judgment http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2010/01/15/why-would-the-church-recommend-that-we-meditate-on-such-horrible-things-as-hell-and-the-last-judgment#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:00:21 +0000 Dan Burke http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=2745 ]]>

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/07/27/does-the-holy-spirit-work-with-those-outside-of-the-church/feed 2 What is the difference between confession and spiritual direction? http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/06/22/what-is-the-difference-between-confession-and-spiritual-direction http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/06/22/what-is-the-difference-between-confession-and-spiritual-direction#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:00:24 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=835 ]]>

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/06/22/what-is-the-difference-between-confession-and-spiritual-direction/feed 0 “Offering it Up” – Redemptive Suffering Part II – The Path to Greater Merit http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/05/25/offering-it-up-redemptive-suffering-part-ii-the-path-to-greater-merit http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/05/25/offering-it-up-redemptive-suffering-part-ii-the-path-to-greater-merit#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 10:00:24 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=608 ]]>

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