Catholic Church

By Mary Rezac, CNA - What is spiritual direction - and what is it not?... While the answers from spiritual directors and experts vary slightly on this question, one thing is clear - spiritual direction must be aimed at forming and cultivating a relationship with the Lord... “One of my favorite definitions for spiritual directions is that it is a three-part encounter,” McDowell said. “An encounter between the Lord, the directee, and the spiritual director, for the purpose that the directee may grow in their relationship with our Lord.”

Fr. Mark Goring, Companions of the Cross, Catholic Charismatic Center, Director

By Tod Worner, Aleteia - As you might guess, I have my bias: that is, the Truth found in the Catholic Faith. But let me explain just a few reasons why... First, let’s be clear. There is no other story like that told by the Catholic Faith. In its sweep, it exceeds the epics of Homer and Virgil. In its beauty, it surpasses the lines of Yeats and Wordsworth. In its grasp of human nature, it transcends the insight of Shakespeare and Dante. It is intellectually unparalleled and mystically profound. As one bright thinker observed, “It would take a Christ to invent a Christ.”

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press - The Vatican blocked U.S. bishops from taking measures to address the clergy sex abuse scandal because U.S. church leaders didn’t discuss the legally problematic proposals with the Holy See enough beforehand, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press... The Nov. 11 letter from the Vatican’s Cardinal Marc Ouellet provides the primary reason that Rome balked at the measures that were to be voted on by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at its Nov. 12-14 meeting...