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	<title>Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction</title>
	
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		<title>I am stuck in my spiritual growth… how do I get unstuck? This is frustrating! Part II of II</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 08:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Carmen Laudis OCD</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Q: Dear Sister Carmen, I feel like I am stuck in mansion somewhere in mansion one or two. Is this normal? Where do most people get stuck<br/>
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		<title>Broken? ~ Stanza II ~ Part I</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Ward</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Broken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disciples of Jesus and Mary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=8375</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Come Lord Jesus to repair us, with Your gift of healing love. Send Your Spirit to prepare us, for our home in heaven &#8230; [visit site to read more]<br/>
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		<title>Your next great idea</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 05:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Burke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dear Friends, As most of you know, our journey with Catholic Spiritual Direction has been full of surprises. First I was suprised that more than seven people would be interested &#8211; we now have &#8230; [visit site to read more]<br/>
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		<title>Catechism – Contemplative Prayer – 2715</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Burke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catechism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contemplation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contemplative Prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gaze of Faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interior Knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayer of Simplicity]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Contemplation is a gaze of faith, fixed on Jesus. &#8220;I look at him and he looks at me&#8221;: this is what a certain peasant of Ars in the time of his holy curé used to say while praying before &#8230; [visit site to read more]<br/>
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		<title>148. Sent to Conquer (Mark 16:9-20)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fr. John Bartunek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meditations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Better Part]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Ascension]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[“… 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. &#8230; [visit site to read more]<br/>
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		<title>How can I get a copy of Navigating the Interior Life?</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CatholicSpiritualDirection/~3/OldpXYT_Muo/navigating-the-interior-life-where-is-it</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marta Goodwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Recommendations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Development]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Direction]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Q: Dear Dan, is your book available to buy now? If not, when are you aiming to release it?<br/>
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		<title>Who can receive Holy Communion?</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CatholicSpiritualDirection/~3/segoPMWketQ/who-can-receive-holy-communion</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 05:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eucharist/Mass]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dear Father John, It is my understanding that only Catholics who are in the state of grace may receive Holy Communion. I know that only God really knows the state of a person&#8217;s soul. I am &#8230; [visit site to read more]<br/>
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		<title>I am too tired to focus in prayer, what can I do?</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CatholicSpiritualDirection/~3/PNO491givN0/i-am-too-tired-to-focus-in-prayer-what-can-i-do</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 18:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Burke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Difficulties]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Q: Dear Dan, I have a question regarding the rosary that I&#8217;m hoping you can help me with. I love to pray the rosary and typically I&#8217;m able to meditate on the mysteries. &#8230; [visit site to read more]<br/>
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		<title>How should I prepare for a meeting with my spiritual director?</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CatholicSpiritualDirection/~3/lnPOgZorvig/how-should-i-prepare-for-a-meeting-with-my-spiritual-director</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 23:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Direction]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Q: Dear Father John, How should I prepare for a meeting with my spiritual director?<br/>
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		<title>Catechism – Contemplative Prayer – 2714</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Burke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catechism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contemplation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contemplative Prayer]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Contemplative prayer is also the pre-eminently intense time of prayer. In it the Father strengthens our inner being with power through his Spirit &#8220;that Christ may dwell in [our] hearts &#8230; [visit site to read more]<br/>
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