Category Archives: Spiritual Direction

On Palm Sunday, the crowds became extremely excited when they saw Jesus riding toward Jerusalem on the foal of a donkey, for this was a sign of kingship!  They, of course, were thinking of the restoration of David’s kingdom here … Continue reading →

Readings – Psalm 36:5-12; 37:1-24 Our perception of life is that about 90% of what happens to us is caused by uncontrollable external factors and that we are only in control of about 10% of our life’s circumstances. We are … Continue reading →

Suggested Readings: Exodus 24:9-11; 33:7-9, 11 Isaiah 6:1-3 Daniel 10:4-6 Revelation 1:12-16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How do you picture your God? How do you relate with your God? What does your God mean to you? The suggested readings include several depictions of … Continue reading →

      Reading: Matthew 5:3-12   What is it to be blessed by God?  What are God’s true blessings? Is it an easy life with no challenges, easy money with lots of cash flow and lots of worldly possessions?  … Continue reading →

God’s Divine Providence brings things into our lives to confront us that we may hone ourselves spiritually if we so desire. Because of our free will, we attract to us either positive or negative thought processes that influence the way … Continue reading →

Genesis 4: 2-5; 8:15-22   Why was God pleased with Abel’s offering but not with Cain’s? To find the answer to this question, take a closer look at what each offered. We are told that Cain offered some of the … Continue reading →

Lesson: Matthew 5:13-16 God put us to here to light up the world. He made us to shine forth our light, but when we are more concerned with pleasing others and care more about their opinions of us than we … Continue reading →

People continue to live after the death of the body. This is because it is a person’s spirit that is alive and that enlivens the body. Also, our Lord tells us this when He says, “God is not the God … Continue reading →

Once there was a very wealthy man who had everything anyone could ever want: richly embroidered and ornamented clothes made from the finest of materials; furnishings for his large house made from the most wonderful woods inlaid with Mother of … Continue reading →

  God is in the small stuff. Where is God in your life? Are you looking for Him? How are you looking for Him? Are you waiting for flashes of lightning and peals of thunder? In 1 Kings, the Lord … Continue reading →