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By  Fr. John Bartunek, LC, Catholic Exchange - Dear Father John, What are the key characteristics of good spiritual direction?... There are three ways to answer this question, depending on the point of view... From the point of view of the person receiving it, spiritual direction is an extremely useful... help for growing in holiness, which is the same thing as growing in one’s communion with God, which is the same thing as growing in authentic wisdom and happiness. Having a spiritual director is like having a coach ...

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Let’s suppose that a man you know accidentally makes public a Twitter message that was obviously supposed to be read by only one person. The message reads: “Nighty-night, baby. I love you.” The man who sent that message is not married. What do you conclude?... Right... Now further suppose that the man in question is a celibate priest. In fact, a cardinal of the Catholic Church. Does that alter your conclusion?

By Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic - I don’t know about you, but I rarely get through the day without feeling beaten up a little by the demands and pervasive negative influence of the world. It is difficult to find peace and block out the noise. I am challenged to avoid committing the same venial sins over and over each day. In my weakness, I tend to rely on my own strength rather than Christ. These are the times I feel the farthest away from heaven. Does this ever happen to you?

By Michael Haynes, LifeSiteNews - Financial records from the Archdiocese of Washington have revealed that disgraced the former Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, received over $2 million last year for “continuing ministry activities” in his retirement... The Pillar first reported how Wuerl had received $2,012,639 for what was described as “continuing ministry activities” during the fiscal year 2020. The figure had risen from the previous year, which saw $1,488,059 channelled to the “Archbishop Emeritus.”