Sep 27, 2022
Welcome to Episode 93 of the
Being Human Podcast: Becoming Like God for Others, w/ Fr. Boniface
Hicks (Certification Series: Part 10 of 12)
This week on the podcast,
Dr. Greg is switching things up by welcoming as a guest to the show
Fr. Boniface Hicks: Benedictine monk, Director of Spiritual
Formation at St. Vincent Seminary, and an author of one of the
books used in our new Certification!
Together, Dr. Greg and Fr.
Boniface explore the topic of spiritual direction, accompaniment,
Mentorship, and the content of the fourth-level spirituality course
in our Certification.
Discussed in this episode:
- What is spiritual direction and how is it
different from other relationships?
- Qualities needed to become a spiritual director
along with common challenges faced by those who pursue this
path;
- Connections and overlap between spiritual
direction and Mentorship;
- The importance of silence and the need to
cultivate a posture of listening to another;
- Silence as a means of reflecting and imaging
the love of God to others;
- Resisting the temptation to “be the guru” or
have all the answers when accompanying
others;
- Praying with clients in session: is it a
necessary part of Catholic therapy?
- The need to have a disposition of reverence for
the uniqueness of each individual’s interior journey;
- Fr. Boniface’s personal journey of developing a
comfortability with silence.
Resources mentioned or relevant:
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Register for the next Open House to learn more about our new
Certification!
- Get to know Fr.
Boniface Hicks, OSB;
-
Spiritual Direction Formation Program
at St. Vincent
Seminary;
-
Spiritual Direction: A Guide for Sharing the Father’s
Love by Fr.
Thomas Acklin & Fr. Boniface Hicks;
-
Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father’s
Love by Fr.
Thomas Acklin & Fr. Boniface Hicks;
- The Catechesis of the Good
Shepherd Program
(USA);
- Witness to
Love - a Catholic
marriage mentoring and prep program;
-
Evangelii Gaudium - Apostolic exhortation;
-
Born Only Once - Conrad Baars’ book on
affirmation;
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