A beginner’s guide to spiritual direction Ep. 104

For over two years, Father Eric Sundrup has provided the hosts of
Jesuitical with spiritual formation. Every week, we sit and talk to
him about where we found God—and where it was a little harder.
Sadly, it’s Eric’s last week as an associate editor
at America (though he’s sticking around as Jesuitical’s
faith formator), so we decided to interview him and give listeners
a behind-the-scenes look. We talk to Eric about spiritual direction
and what makes it different from counseling, the role of spiritual
direction for the Jesuits and the best—and most awkward—parts of
talking to the hosts about their consolations and desolations. In
Signs of the Times, we share some Catholic school news: a new
policy from the Archdiocese of Detroit is asking Catholic parishes
and schools to stop scheduling athletic games and practices on
Sundays; and Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego has banned
skirts. In our Being Frank section, where Pope Francis teaches us
to be better Christians, the pope reminds us: “to throw food away
means to throw people away.” And finally, we discuss why the latest
article in The Atlantic on abolishing the priesthood isn’t helping
us make the church better. Feel free to send us your questions,
concerns, cocktail recipes or join us for discussion
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our Patreon community. This week’s episode was sponsored
by Sunday to Sunday with Father Mike Russo. Links from
the show: No more Sunday games for Detroit Catholic parish, school
sports teams Skirts Banned From Dress Code at San Diego Private
Catholic High School Throwing away food is like throwing away
people, pope says The Case Against Abolishing the Priesthood What’s
on tap? Just coffee because we had an earlier recording this week.
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