I present to you - in the remaining hours of 2024 - this year's "Best of" list! Among some notable entries, I read the best book I have ever read on spiritual direction (see below). Admittedly, I have only been reading in this field for ten years, but reading something that so invigorated my love … Continue reading Best of 2024 (Books, TV, Music)
Best of 2023 (Books, TV, Music)
Welcome to this year's best-of lists! With regard to books, I didn't read as much this year as last and didn't love as many books either. Nonetheless, I was completely awestruck by the Little Flower's autobiography (Story of a Soul) - a true spiritual masterpiece in my opinion and one that elicited all sorts of … Continue reading Best of 2023 (Books, TV, Music)
Advent: God’s Many Comings
The following is taken from the first pages of Advent: God's Many Comings - a free resource I created for Advent. We Christians are a sneaky bunch. Somewhere down the line, someone had the bright idea to call a season in the Church’s calendar “Advent.”We get “Advent” from “Adventus,” a Latin word which means “coming,” … Continue reading Advent: God’s Many Comings
Fall 2023 – Summer 2024 Opportunities: Winnipeg and Online
All of the above are available in person in Winnipeg and online (via Zoom). For more information including cost, practicalities, and the like: Spiritual Direction Spiritual Exercises School of Spiritual Direction Year Three: Postgraduate
Best of 2022 (Books and TV)
At the end of last year, I compiled my "Best of" list and posted it. Around the same time, a friend posted a list of books he read; the list was upwards of 70 books. I was mesmerized and inspired. I wondered what it would be like to read extensively through the year, as well … Continue reading Best of 2022 (Books and TV)
School of Spiritual Direction (Fall 2022)
Year Two Winnipeg students (October, 2021) Overview If you enjoy meaningful conversation, listening to others (particularly relative to their relationship with God), and desire to journey with people well as they seek to deepen their experience of God, the School of Spiritual Direction (SSD) may be for you. The SSD is a two-year certification program … Continue reading School of Spiritual Direction (Fall 2022)
Best of 2021 (TV and Film)
Last year, I didn't do a best of list. Probably because we were in the throes of the pandemic and I didn't have much motivation to look back with affection. This year, though we are still very much in a pandemic, things feel a little different. Perhaps I have accepted the new normal. Perhaps I … Continue reading Best of 2021 (TV and Film)
Becoming a Father (Round 2)
If we had to heave our first child into existence, our second floated toward us on a gentle stream. We had only been trying for four months when we found out we were pregnant with number two. When Jennifer took a pregnancy test this time around, there was hardly any waiting before it blinked positive. … Continue reading Becoming a Father (Round 2)
School of Spiritual Direction (Fall 2021)
Year One Winnipeg students (October, 2020) Overview If you enjoy meaningful conversation, listening to others (particularly relative to their relationship with God), and long to companion people well as they seek to deepen their experience of God, the School of Spiritual Direction (SSD) may be for you. The SSD is a two-year certification program which … Continue reading School of Spiritual Direction (Fall 2021)
Fear: A Discernment Checklist
Photo by José Ignacio García Zajaczkowski on Unsplash I am not usually prone to fear. I am an Enneatype 4 which, by virtue of being in the relational/heart triad, means that my Achilles heal is typically shame. Shame - that underlying sense of somehow being inherently wrong or deficient or not good enough - is … Continue reading Fear: A Discernment Checklist
Writing Is Prayer 