Do you struggle with prayer? Are you so overwhelmed with the distractions of your daily life that you barely even think about God during your day? Do you find yourself committing the same sins over and over, wondering when your heart will finally experience true conversion? Do you feel like you're not growing closer to God?
The purpose of From the Abbey is to help Catholic laity create a spiritual discipline that fits their vocation and state of life. It's the perfect place for beginners in the spiritual life.
We use the metaphor of "Rebuilding Your Inner Abbey" to describe the process of building your spirituality from the ground up. Your "Inner Abbey" is the place in your heart where you can shut out the distractions of the world for a time and focus on your relationship with God.
You can overcome the overwhelm by joining us each month for our spiritual project. This is a great place to start deepening your relationship with God.
This Month's Spiritual Project: Discern Your Mission!
It's September! After three months of summer fun, relaxation and rejuvenation it's time to go back to school, to make ready for winter, to get back to work.
That makes September a great month to consider how God is calling you to serve the Kingdom of God!
This month our Spiritual Project focuses on the Public Courtyard of your Inner Abbey. The Public Courtyard is where you prepare to take your relationship with Jesus out FROM THE ABBEY and into the world. It is also where you participate in the Divine Life by participating in the 3-fold mission of Jesus.
The Holy Spirit equips each of us with spiritual gifts and gently invites us to use those gifts, along with our natural talents, to participate in the 3-fold mission of Jesus. Every Christian is called to participate in all 3 dimensions of Jesus' mission: to pray for others, to share the Gospel (evangelize), and to serve others in love. But each of us is also empowered and called to a specific way of serving the Kingdom of God. This unique call usually falls under one of the three mission, making it an emphasis in our spiritual lives.
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Bookstore Discount on the "Spiritual Gifts & Mission" Category
I will send a coupon to you by email for 20% any bookstore resources in the "Spiritual Gifts & Mission" category.
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Free Course: "Who Are the Early Church Fathers"
I am very happy to announce that the online class series "Fathers of Our Faith" is now complete! And I'll show anyone who registers for one of our monthly spiritual projects how to get the first class in that series, "Who Are the Early Church Fathers," for FREE!
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Email Policy: From the Abbey sends 3 kinds of email
- Invitations to receive a series of emails
- The emails you opt in to receive through those invitations
- Rarely I will send a promotion for a specific book or resource that I want everyone to know about.