Providing Mothers With Support
In my experience I have found that if you gather a 100 "normal everyday" Catholics and ask them if they know anything of spiritual direction or what a spiritual directors does you will get, on a good day, maybe 2, 3, raising their hands. This is quite sad because Spiritual Direction is one of the Church's most supportive ministry and for mothers it can do quite a lot to renew, recharge and rejuvenate her over tired spirit. This is something very close to my heart because as a Catholic Mom I know how important it is for me to have support for my spiritual nature. It is something I have spent my life receiving and giving. My journey toward my calling begins as a Social Worker for the Catholic Social Service organization here in Lansing. I was employed as a social worker who worked closely with families who were involved with the Family Courts. These family were trapped in circles of abuse and domestic violenc...