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When clergy don't understand mystical experience

During confession yesterday I tried to explain this persistent sense of God's presence I've been experiencing, but my priest seemed confused and just gave me three Hail Marys.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Pastoral training rarely includes recognition of contemplative phenomena, leaving spiritual directors unprepared for the movements of advanced prayer.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Christian mysticism — the contemplative tradition?”

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