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Evening - Monday in Passion Week - Missa 'Miserere Mihi' - March 22nd, 2010

A Priest Life >> Media reports on Benedict's role in Munich abuse case "grossly misleading, downright irresponsible"; a "malicious storm" says Damian Thompson Catholic Hour >> Standing on Holy Ground First Things >> Roe , Doe , DOA: How Abortion is Killing the Democratic Party (Joe Carter) Insight Scoop >> "Benedict XVI is laying down markers for the Catholic Church throughout the world... " re: The Divine Office >> Just a Thought... SECRET HARBOR >> Heart Attracts heart Standing on My Head >> The Myth of Pedophile Priests Standing on My Head >> The Real Problem Beneath the Pedophilia The Anchoress >> Obamacare & the Aging Population UPDATES The Curt Jester >> News of the World The Catholic Medical Student >> Health Care Reform: A Catholic Medical Student's Perspective The Hermeneutic of Continuity >> St Patrick's Breastplate: original text WDTPRS >> QU...

Afternoon - Monday of the Second Week in Lent - Missa 'Rédime Me' - March 1st, 2010

Catholic Hour >> Lord, Teach Him How to Pray Following the Truth >> Trusting When It Doesn’t Make Sense SECRET HARBOR >> Thy Desolate Sanctuary Secondhand Smoke >> Global Warming Hysteria: Oops, Biofuels More Polluting that Diesel The Divine Life >> Christology of Pope Benedict XVI Transalpine Redemptorists at home >> Monday of the Second Week of Lent. Station at St. Clement's . WDTPRS >> WDTPRS - Monday 2nd Week of Lent - “Prayer over the people” (2002MR)

Morning - Tuesday of the First Week of Lent - Missa 'Domine Refugium' - February 23rd, 2010

AmP >> Catholic doctors ask Congress to do four things for health care Anna Arco's Diary >> Does modern liberal discourse have a leg to stand on ? ADW Blog >> The Diagnosis is Dire But The Doctor Is In Ars orandi >> Collect of the Day: Tuesday of the First Week of Lent A Trail of Flowers >> The measure Catholic Spiritual Direction >> Laughing at Lucifer in Lent Creative Minority Report >> History of An Abortionist Domine da mihi hanc aquam >> Why do we pray ? Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> Tuesday, First Wk Lent: "do not babble like the pagans " RORATE CÆLI >> The current situation for the TLM in Italy Patrick Madrid >> You're not seeing what you think you're seeing Standing on My Head >> Desert, Desire and Destiny The Catholic Medical Student >> BREAKING: Catholic Medical Association Issues Letter To President Obama The Divine Life >> How essential is inessential ?...

Morning - First Sunday in Lent - Missa 'Invocabit Me' - February 21st, 2010

ADW Blog >> Temptation Station Just Ahead Ars orandi >> Collect of the Day: First Sunday of Lent A Trail of Flowers >> Christian virtue Insight Scoop >> Who Creates Anew? A Lenten Reflection Mulier Fortis >> Time For A Little Humor... (this is not just funny, it is profound!) Ordo recitandi >> First Sunday in Lent Transalpine Redemptorists at home >> First Sunday in Lent The Spiritual Exercises >> Total Praying Whispers in the Loggia >> "Electric City"... Eye-Popping Debt

Visitors ask...Spiritual Directors

Hopefully, this is not a case of "fools rush in where angels fear to tread." A seeker has used the search term " seeking a spiritual director " and has thus ended up on this site. I know enough to realize that this is a highly specialized Charism from God and that not every Confessor is meant to be or has the patience/training to be a good spiritual director. I also know that such men as Fr. Benedict Groeschel and Fr. John Corapi are excellent priests with extensive backgrounds in retreats and writing, but where should one turn to answer this? After checking the internet and a variety of forums, it is widely stated that Father Thomas Dubay, a Marianist (and one who frequently appears on EWTN) is considered to be a "master" director of the spiritual life. Here is a short list I have assembled for those interested in this area. It is by no means extensive: Fire Within by Fr. Thomas Dubay with a description by Fr. Benedict Groeschel (high praise to me) ...