Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction » Meditations http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog Seek Him - Find Him - Follow Him Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 98. What Christ Wants (Mark 1:40-45) http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/02/08/98-what-christ-wants-mark-140-45 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/02/08/98-what-christ-wants-mark-140-45#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:49 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=7529 “How merciful the Lord Jesus is towards us, how abundantly kind and good!” - St. Cyprian]]>

“How merciful the Lord Jesus is towards us, how abundantly kind and good!” - St. Cyprian

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/02/08/98-what-christ-wants-mark-140-45/feed 0 97. Prayer and Action (Mark 1:29-39) http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/02/01/97-prayer-and-action-mark-129-39 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/02/01/97-prayer-and-action-mark-129-39#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:06 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=7525 “If you seek to know where you can stay, stay close to Christ, because he is the way.”  - St. Thomas Aquinas]]>

“If you seek to know where you can stay, stay close to Christ, because he is the way.”  - St. Thomas Aquinas

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/02/01/97-prayer-and-action-mark-129-39/feed 5 96. The Devil Cares (Mark 1:21-28) http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/01/25/96-the-devil-cares-mark-121-28 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/01/25/96-the-devil-cares-mark-121-28#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:51 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=7518 “Here it is fitting for us to think of that great, true, eternal light… namely Christ our Savior, the Redeemer of the world, who was made man and … [visit site to read more]]]>

“Here it is fitting for us to think of that great, true, eternal light… namely Christ our Savior, the Redeemer of the world, who was made man and … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/01/25/96-the-devil-cares-mark-121-28/feed 5 95. Fishing for Fishermen (Mark 1:14-20) http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/01/18/95-fishing-for-fishermen-mark-114-20 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/01/18/95-fishing-for-fishermen-mark-114-20#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:00:01 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=7513 “Indeed, as all know, for the spread of God’s kingdom Jesus Christ used no other weapon than the preaching of the gospel, that is, the living voice … [visit site to read more]]]>

“Indeed, as all know, for the spread of God’s kingdom Jesus Christ used no other weapon than the preaching of the gospel, that is, the living voice … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/01/18/95-fishing-for-fishermen-mark-114-20/feed 4 242. Wanting the Right Thing (John 1:35-42) http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/01/11/242-wanting-the-right-thing-john-135-42 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/01/11/242-wanting-the-right-thing-john-135-42#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:00:52 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=7508 “If, then, you seek to know what path to follow, take Christ because he is the way.” - St. Thomas Aquinas]]>

“If, then, you seek to know what path to follow, take Christ because he is the way.” - St. Thomas Aquinas

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/01/11/242-wanting-the-right-thing-john-135-42/feed 9 Hidden Delights http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/11/28/hidden-delights http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/11/28/hidden-delights#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:00:54 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=6873 “The world is not only hungry for food, but also for beauty.” With those words, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta helps explain why Pope Benedict is encouraging us to return to Catholic art as … [visit site to read more]]]>

“The world is not only hungry for food, but also for beauty.” With those words, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta helps explain why Pope Benedict is encouraging us to return to Catholic art as … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/11/28/hidden-delights/feed 18 St. George and the Power of Purpose – Praying Through Art http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/10/11/st-george-and-the-power-of-purpose-praying-through-art http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/10/11/st-george-and-the-power-of-purpose-praying-through-art#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:00:06 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=6325 ]]>

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/10/11/st-george-and-the-power-of-purpose-praying-through-art/feed 8 Rediscovering a New Path to God – Praying Through Art http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/10/10/rediscovering-a-new-path-to-god-praying-through-art http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/10/10/rediscovering-a-new-path-to-god-praying-through-art#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:00:19 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=6322 Prayer is demanding – especially in such a noisy world. When we are honest with ourselves, we recognize that it isn’t always easy to hear God’s voice, to connect with God. We constantly need to … [visit site to read more]]]>

Prayer is demanding – especially in such a noisy world. When we are honest with ourselves, we recognize that it isn’t always easy to hear God’s voice, to connect with God. We constantly need to … [visit site to read more]

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“Just try to imitate the Blessed Virgin,” my old pastor would always counsel me. This was when I was a teenager struggling with all the usual teenager sins. The only thing I could see that Mary … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/09/23/mary-sees-us/feed 16 Sayings of Light and Love #12 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/05/12/sayings-of-light-and-love-12 http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/05/12/sayings-of-light-and-love-12#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 10:00:42 +0000 Dan Burke http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=5478 God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform. Saint John of the … [visit site to read more]]]>

God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.

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