Topics include eldership, theology, and modern counseling methods, the author demonstrates how spiritual direction still offers important assistance for individuals striving for spiritual growth. Fathers Barry and Connolly see the work of spiritual direction as helping people to develop their relationships with God. In thinking and practice they have absorbed the insights of modern psychotherapy, but have not been absorbed by them. Click on the banner to search their web site. Biography of the cofoundress of the Franciscan Order that reveals the depths of this great saint.
Additional material includes prayers and important writings.
An excellent introduction to the subject of Eastern Christian spirituality and the fundamental teachings contained in the Philokalia . Copyright 1999 Orthodox Franciscan Penitents. All rights reserved.