Spiritual Direction In Action

Ever wonder exactly what meeting with a spiritual director would be like? Bill Dietrich and Jean Sweeney of Washington DC offer a glimpse of their own session as Bill helps his directee, Jean deal with the loss of her oldest sister to old age and dementia. They were gracious enough to allow PBS to film and air portions of their session for their 'Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly feature'.Near the beginning, the interviewer asks Bill to describe Spiritual Direction which he likens to "being a midwife". A very apt description indeed.Follow the link to the video; Spiritual Direction on PBSIf you or anyone you know would like more information on Spiritual Direction, or would like help in finding a Spiritual Director in the city, check out our Spiritual Direction page on our parish website, call...

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Being a Christian is definitely not boring...guest post by Laura O'Reilly

Being a Christian is definitely not boring...and Christ the King’s K4J Circus of Stars VBS certainly did prove that! With clown wigs and goofy glasses in place the 64 K4J kids and 19 youth leaders spent the week learning about the love of God the Father for each one of them and that they too can be His stars. With five wonderful saints as their role models the K4J kids learnt about the importance of balancing their day with work, play, rest and pray and found many ways to live it out through the daily themed skits, games, crafts, snacks and teaching time.They watched saint skits performed by the captain youth leaders, had a tour of the confessionals...

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What to do with Blessed Items?

You're in the middle of packing for a move and you find a stash of old rosaries. You're downsizing your 'stuff' and you discover a blessed crucifix from you child's baptism, or a St. Christopher's medal that used to be for the car. Candles, plaques, pictures, paintings, necklaces, souvenirs, maybe even sacred relics. In your gut you know they shouldn't just be thrown in the trash, but you also know at some point that there isn't always room for it all.So what can you do with the host of sacred, blessed, and devotional items you've discovered while getting ready for your garage sale or helping mom and dad get ready for a move?Some of the most...

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Anthony de Mello on How to Love - Part 3 of 3

The Final video of the only conference Father Anthony de Mello SJ allowed to be video taped. In this last of the series he breaks open our ideas of love and true charity vs. refined self-interest that often masquerades as selfless love.Within his talk the words of Christ can again be heard;" ‘Beware of practising your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. ‘So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be done in secret; and your Father who sees in ...

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