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"The Next Step" - Read On!
"The Next Step"
"The Next Step" is an online shared seminar and guided discussion for Spiritual Direction program applicants, students, graduates of any certificate/degree program and active Spiritual Directors to enhance their knowledge and effectiveness through reading, conversation and companionship.
Online
Seminars meet weekly (number of weeks depends on book length) for discussing leading topics and authors. Topics include discernment, virtues, the Beatitudes, Ignatian Rules, moral development, and more.
Each week, we discuss one chapter of the selected book. A reflection summary and questions are available prior to each gathering providing initial discussion guidance.
It's friendly, supportive and formative. Join us in the next step. Call 763-227-8462.
Winter, 2024 - "Discernment; Reading the Signs of Daily Life." By Henri Nouwen
Starting October 22 at 9-9:30 pm CT.
Every Tuesday for 11 weeks
October 22, 2024 - INTRODUCTION: Where There is Darkness, Light
October 29, 2024 - ONE: Embracing the Practice in Solitude and Community
November 5, 2024 - TWO: Distinguishing Spirits of Truth and Falsehood
November 12, 2024 - THREE: Read the Way Forward
November 19, 2024 - FOUR: Read the Book of Nature
November 26, 2024 - FIVE: Pay Attention to People in Your Path
December 3, 2024 - SIX: Discern the Signs of the Times
December 10, 2024 - SEVEN: Test the Call; Discerning Vocation
December 17, 2024 - EIGHT: Open Your Heart; Discerning Divine Presence
December 26, 2024 - NINE: Remember Who You Are; Discerning Identity
January 2, 2025 - TEN and EPILOGUE: Know the Time; When to Act, When to Wait, When to be Led
Back Along the Path
Barron. R. (2023). This is my body; A call to Eucharistic revival. Word on Fire
Brooks, D. (2019). The second mountain; The quest for a moral life. Random House
Duska, R. & Whelan. (1975). Moral development; A guide to Piaget and Kohlberg. Paulist Press
Egan, S. (2016). Devoured; How what we eat defines who we are. Harper Collins
Francis. (2020). Let us dreqm; A path to a better future. Simon & Schuster
Guardini, R. (1986). The Lord's Prayer; Understanding the 55-word catechism Jesus gave us. Sophia Institute Press
Green, A. (2016). Judaism's 10 best ideas; A brief guide for seekers. Jewish Lights Publishing
Heschel, J. (1951). The Sabbath. Farrar, Straus and Giroux
MacIntyre. A. (2007). After virtue; A study in moral theory. University of Notre Dame Press
Pine, G. (2022). Prudence; Choose confidently, live boldly. Our Sunday Visitor
Rahman, I.J. (2013). Spiritual gems of Islam. Skylight Paths
Rohr, R. (2021) The universal Christ; How a forgotten reality can change everything we see, hope for, and believe. Convergent
Sacks, J. (2005), To heal a fractured world; The ethics of responsibility. Schocken Books
Thibodeaux, M. (2020). Ignatian discernment of spirits for spiritual direction and pastoral care. Loyola Press
Make a New Year's Resolution You'll Want to Keep!
Join us on a 34- day guided virtual retreat with "Reimagining the Ignatian Examen" by Mark Thibodeaux, S.J.
Facilitated by Don Prisby, Founder/Director of SongWalk.
Cost: Complimentary.