Divine Intimacy Radio

Spiritual Direction - Why We Need it and What it Is

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First show - Introducing the show and the hosts Dan Burke and Melissa Elson

General Topic: Spiritual Direction Discussion exploring Dan's book Navigating the Interior Life - Spiritual Direction and the Journey to God

Spiritual Direction - Why we need it (blind spots) - Mountain Lion Story - the three doors or entry ways to the soul - the World, the Flesh, and the Devil

Spiritual Direction - What it is and Is Not 

Spiritual Direction is Not:

  • Psychological Counseling

    • Caller Question:

    • Can a lay person provide spiritual direction or is it most preferable to have a priest as a spiritual director?
      • Spiritual direction and confession are two different things
      • Value of a priest in spiritual direction - special role
      • Value and limits of a layperson in spiritual direction
      • St. John Paul II had a lay spiritual director

        • Resources:

        • Catholic Therapists Association
        • AVI Spiritual Mentorship Program - Spiritual Direction School in Kansas City
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