Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction » Meditations http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog Seek Him - Find Him - Follow Him Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 301. The Church Gets Going (John 20:19-31) http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/23/301-the-church-gets-going-john-2019-31-2 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/23/301-the-church-gets-going-john-2019-31-2#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:32 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=8084 “Christ who is God, supreme over all, has arranged to wash man clean of sin and to make our old nature new.” - St. Hippolytus]]>

“Christ who is God, supreme over all, has arranged to wash man clean of sin and to make our old nature new.”
- St. Hippolytus

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/23/301-the-church-gets-going-john-2019-31-2/feed 2 148. Sent to Conquer (Mark 16:9-20) http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/16/148-sent-to-conquer-mark-169-20 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/16/148-sent-to-conquer-mark-169-20#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:43 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=8078 “… That missionary responsibility must once again become strong within us: if our faith makes us glad, let us feel bound to speak of it to others. … [visit site to read more]]]>

“… That missionary responsibility must once again become strong within us: if our faith makes us glad, let us feel bound to speak of it to others. … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/16/148-sent-to-conquer-mark-169-20/feed 4 286. You Are My Friends (John 15:9-17) http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/09/286-you-are-my-friends-john-159-17 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/09/286-you-are-my-friends-john-159-17#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 10:00:54 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=8072 “He had no need of us in order to save us, but we can do nothing without him… So let us love one another as Christ loved us and gave himself for … [visit site to read more]]]>

“He had no need of us in order to save us, but we can do nothing without him… So let us love one another as Christ loved us and gave himself for … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/09/286-you-are-my-friends-john-159-17/feed 8 285. Bearing Fruit for Christ’s Kingdom (John 15:1-8) http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/02/285-bearing-fruit-for-christs-kingdom-john-151-8 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/02/285-bearing-fruit-for-christs-kingdom-john-151-8#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 10:00:15 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=8065 “Others may have their wealth, may drink out of jeweled cups, be clad in silks, enjoy popular applause, find it impossible to exhaust their wealth by … [visit site to read more]]]>

“Others may have their wealth, may drink out of jeweled cups, be clad in silks, enjoy popular applause, find it impossible to exhaust their wealth by … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/02/285-bearing-fruit-for-christs-kingdom-john-151-8/feed 9 271. One Flock, One Shepherd (John 10:11-18) http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/25/271-one-flock-one-shepherd-john-1011-18 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/25/271-one-flock-one-shepherd-john-1011-18#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:00:27 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=8053 “Death is certain, and life is short and vanishes like smoke. Therefore you must fix your minds on the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ who so burned … [visit site to read more]]]>

“Death is certain, and life is short and vanishes like smoke. Therefore you must fix your minds on the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ who so burned … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/25/271-one-flock-one-shepherd-john-1011-18/feed 10 Lead Kindly Light http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/01/lead-kindly-light http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/01/lead-kindly-light#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:33:36 +0000 Dan Burke http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=8457 Lead, Kindly Light, amidst th’encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home, Lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene; … [visit site to read more]]]>

Lead, Kindly Light, amidst th’encircling gloom,
Lead Thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home,
Lead Thou me on!
Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see
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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/03/04/st-teresa-prayer-and-reflection-on-mortification/feed 34 Give thanks to the Lord http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/03/03/give-thanks-to-the-lord http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/03/03/give-thanks-to-the-lord#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:43:58 +0000 Dan Burke http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=8210 PSALM 105:1-5 O give thanks to the LORD, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples! Sing to him, sing praises to him, tell of all his wonderful works! Glory in his holy … [visit site to read more]]]>

PSALM 105:1-5

O give thanks to the LORD, call on his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples!

Sing to him, sing praises to him,
tell of all his wonderful works!

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/03/03/give-thanks-to-the-lord/feed 13 121. Listening Up (Mark 9:1-13) http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/02/29/121-listening-up-mark-91-13 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/02/29/121-listening-up-mark-91-13#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:00:57 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=7708 “Realize that in this life we are travelers on a journey: our true home is in heaven.”  - St. Cajetan]]>

“Realize that in this life we are travelers on a journey: our true home is in heaven.”  - St. Cajetan

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/02/29/121-listening-up-mark-91-13/feed 6 How to give delight to the devil… http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/02/09/how-to-give-delight-to-the-devil http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/02/09/how-to-give-delight-to-the-devil#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:46:22 +0000 Dan Burke http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=7809 “Let us remember that the devil labors hard to disturb us at the time of meditation, in order to make us abandon it. Let him, then, who omits mental prayer on account of distractions be persuaded … [visit site to read more]]]>

“Let us remember that the devil labors hard to disturb us at the time of meditation, in order to make us abandon it. Let him, then, who omits mental prayer on account of distractions be persuaded … [visit site to read more]

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