Fr. Ciszek is a good one. It seems like some people bond more with "He Leadeth Me" and others are more "With God in Russia" types. They both speak of the same thing, really, just in different ways.
Another similar one that was just translated into English for the first time is "The Courage to Be Afraid." The title is pretty self-explanatory. I've found it immensely helpful.
I read a great book this past semester called God's Voice Within by Fr. Mark Thibodeaux. I read it with one of my college students and found it very accessible. One of the many teachings that stuck with me is that St. Ignatius emphasized forming a person of discernment who is attuned to the Holy Spirit to better move with the Spirit's promptings whenever they occur. Thanks, Claire - this is so good.
Thank you. This is exactly what I needed to read andi have the book on hold now at the library. I accepted a job last year and it was a disaster - way more than I could handle with 3 kids, potentially all neurodiverse. It shook me to my core. But at that core I was my faith. I knew I had to accept reality rather than try to “figure things out.” I have a doctorate and love to figure things out but I’m being called to an entirely different direction and to surrender. Not to give up at all, the opposite, but to accept. To fall into this and trust he is there.
Fr. Ciszek is a good one. It seems like some people bond more with "He Leadeth Me" and others are more "With God in Russia" types. They both speak of the same thing, really, just in different ways.
Another similar one that was just translated into English for the first time is "The Courage to Be Afraid." The title is pretty self-explanatory. I've found it immensely helpful.
I read a great book this past semester called God's Voice Within by Fr. Mark Thibodeaux. I read it with one of my college students and found it very accessible. One of the many teachings that stuck with me is that St. Ignatius emphasized forming a person of discernment who is attuned to the Holy Spirit to better move with the Spirit's promptings whenever they occur. Thanks, Claire - this is so good.
I gave up on Middlemarch...Solidarity if you choose to do so too :)
Thank you. This is exactly what I needed to read andi have the book on hold now at the library. I accepted a job last year and it was a disaster - way more than I could handle with 3 kids, potentially all neurodiverse. It shook me to my core. But at that core I was my faith. I knew I had to accept reality rather than try to “figure things out.” I have a doctorate and love to figure things out but I’m being called to an entirely different direction and to surrender. Not to give up at all, the opposite, but to accept. To fall into this and trust he is there.