1. What Do You Seek? A passion for God
The compassionate Heart of Jesus
2. Still I Rise – Confession, Absolution and Reconciliation
RANSOMED, HEALED, RESTORED, FORGIVEN
‘All may; none must; some should’
What happens in Confession?
Confession and conversion
No one will come!
Trained and prepared
Penance, advice and absolution
The ‘seal’ of the Confessional
Devotional Confessions
Confession and spiritual direction
Guilt, shame and remorse
3. The Heart of a Servant – The diaconate as the wellspring of the priesthood
I was blind but now I see
IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD
Paradigm shifts
‘White space’
Waiting for God
CALLED TO OBEDIENCE
Pride
CALLED TO HUMILITY
CALLED TO BE A SERVANT
The beauty of service
The Practice of the Presence of God
CALLED TO BE A PROPHET
Herald of the Great King
4. Formed in the Likeness of Christ –Formators and formation
Christ’s oblation and our formation
FORMATIONAL SUPERVISION
The Examen
Learning agreements
Basic norms of supervision
Formators and formation
TRANSFORMED INTO THE LIKENESS OF CHRIST
Secret ways to successful ministry
A career in the Church
Formed for heaven
Formed for compassion
5. The Land of Spices – Prayer beyond the beginnings
Prayer
PRIESTLY PRAYER
Our image of God determines our prayer
Varieties of prayer: imaginative
Paying attention
Place your mind in your heart
PRAYER AND MINISTRY
Prayer and overactivity
Be silent, still, aware
Prayer is not easy
Distractions in prayer
FELT ABSENCE OF GOD IN PRAYER
Poustinia
When prayer becomes dull
THIRSTING FOR GOD
Time for the Heart of Jesus
Seeking and finding God in all things
Everyday contemplation: the example of the Little Brothers and Sisters of Jesus
Love divine, all loves excelling
6. Seven Times a Day I Praise You – The Daily Office
The place of the Office in the life of the Church
Ora et labora
WHEN THE OFFICE LOSES ITS FRESHNESS
‘I don’t need to say the Office’
Joining with an unseen host
A PRAYER BEFORE THE OFFICE
Preparation