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	<title>Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction</title>
	
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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>
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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>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marta Goodwin</dc:creator>
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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>
		<comments>http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/13/who-can-receive-holy-communion#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 05:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 18:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Burke</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 23:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<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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		<title>286. You Are My Friends (John 15:9-17)</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CatholicSpiritualDirection/~3/9OZ96FWNdH8/286-you-are-my-friends-john-159-17</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Father John Bartunek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fr. John Bartunek]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=8072</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[“He had no need of us in order to save us, but we can do nothing without him… So let us love one another as Christ loved us and gave himself for &#8230; [visit site to read more]<br/>
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		<title>Reflections on Mary’s Pond – Gratitude</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CatholicSpiritualDirection/~3/7DVH-HsRtRg/reflections-on-marys-pond-gratitude</link>
		<comments>http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/05/07/reflections-on-marys-pond-gratitude#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Burke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mary]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the midst of the eighteen year storm of my childhood, there were brief reprieves. Some of these came when my father would break away from his incredibly busy work schedule and take us fishing. &#8230; [visit site to read more]<br/>
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		<title>Dan will be on Gail Buckley’s “Bible Lady” radio show today (update)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 10:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marta Goodwin</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dan will talk with Gail Buckley about his conversion, his work at EWTN&#8217;s National &#8230; [visit site to read more]<br/>
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