Archives for March 2012

“In a period of history in which many structures and life styles are falling into pieces while we are constantly left with nothing but our own personal resources and intuitions, the need of a spiritual direction is becoming more evident. From the idealistic point of view, anybody would benefit from a spiritual guide. However, it would be wrong to believe that there is only one spiritual guide. It is important to start thinking about an entire community or ministry where people help each other, practicing spiritual disciplines, living in a way that makes us sensible to the constant presence of God in our life” (Henry Nouwen). [Read more…]

“If a new era of civilization, a non-savage one, needs to blossom, the most profound need of that era will be the sanctification of  profane life, a fecundation of the socially-temporal existence operated by the spiritual experience, the contemplative energies and fraternal love” (Jacques Maritain). [Read more…]