tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post5425828867897504998..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Is spiritual reading enough?Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-78976041449730706862011-11-15T17:24:38.653-06:002011-11-15T17:24:38.653-06:00An O.P. priest told me that O.P.'s don't &...An O.P. priest told me that O.P.'s don't "take their spiritual temperature" the way Carmelites do, concerning themselves with levels and always going in a certain direction. I sort of looked for an SD but then I saw his point and my talking is less formal and sporadic, such as when I have read something I can't figure out. But even then maybe it is simply something "too high for me."Banjo pickin girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493740689193609149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-78704542282514525422011-11-15T15:51:21.080-06:002011-11-15T15:51:21.080-06:00Anon., the pic is more about reading than directio...Anon., the pic is more about reading than direction, but I see your point.<br /><br />S.D. has never really been a part of OP spirituality.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-14636024450359594562011-11-15T15:02:51.764-06:002011-11-15T15:02:51.764-06:00Funny you should put a photo of a group of sisters...Funny you should put a photo of a group of sisters who don't usually allow their sisters to have a spiritual director...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-21251422496194595072011-11-14T23:03:51.408-06:002011-11-14T23:03:51.408-06:00Banjo, I agree! However, I believe the correct te...Banjo, I agree! However, I believe the correct term is "calendrically enchanced."Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-30489017103214001422011-11-14T18:43:01.628-06:002011-11-14T18:43:01.628-06:00Nothing beats talking to the old people at your pa...Nothing beats talking to the old people at your parish. They have seen it all and have things in perspective.Banjo pickin girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493740689193609149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-84615929398128129012011-11-14T17:06:01.756-06:002011-11-14T17:06:01.756-06:00I've found Jane Austen to make excellent spiri...I've found Jane Austen to make excellent spiritual reading. Dickens and Shakespeare, too, on occasion.Robert Kinghttp://www.virtue-quest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-72141050491322020182011-11-14T06:17:19.142-06:002011-11-14T06:17:19.142-06:00I've had four. None of them were satisfactory...I've had four. None of them were satisfactory. I find friends better SD. They know me well and I can be blatantly honest with them and they likewise! Yet, once I went to my parish priest and asked for an appointment for SD. This problem is a tough one and I'm still coping with it, but my parish priest helped. So my advice would be to ask friends who are spiritually like-minded as yourself. Books help too. I guess it comes down to the Holy Spirit. The HS is the best SD.Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945662015612932618noreply@blogger.com