Areas of Expertise /
Presentation:
-
Prayer Ministry
-
Retreat
-
Sprituality
-
Education:
* Various types of Christian
prayer
* Spirituality
-
Other:
* Sacred Reading (Lectio divina--praying
with Scripture)
* Seeking to pray beyond words
* Integrating prayer and
work/daily living
* Marriage Spirituality Praying
with your spouse
* For more details, see
www.juliemccarty.com
Education / Training:
- BS
in Education from Grand Canyon University
- MA in Theology from the
University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, MN
- Training in spiritual
direction from Hesychia School of Spiritual
Direction in Tucson, AZ
- Basic and Master
Catechist Certification in Santa Fe, and Phoenix
Experience:
- Author of "The Pearl of
Great Price: Gospel Wisdom for Christian Marriage"
(Liturgical Press, 2007)
- Currently freelance writer
(since 2000) whose work has appeared in The
Catholic Spirit and over 30 other diocesan
newspapers, Catholic Digest, New Theology Review,
Spiritual Life, etc. -- esp. the syndicated column
"The Prayerful Heart" that ran 3-4 years in "The
Catholic Spirit" (St.Paul/Mpls) and several other
diocesan newspapers
- Training in spiritual
direction (see above)
- Director of Religious
Education in Santa Fe --2 years
- Catholic school teacher-- 8
years
- Various volunteer
experiences in parishes, including Sponsor Couple,
Lector, Eucharistic Minister, music ministry, etc.
Target Audience:
- Lay people seeking to deepen
their prayer life
- Pastoral
Ministers/Priests/Teachers who want to refresh their
spiritual lives, to recharge their spiritual
batteries
- Parishioners wanting a
"mini-retreat" of 2-3 hours, centered around prayer
(could be expanded to a day) on their own home turf
(their parish or diocese)
- Married/engaged couples
wanting to pray together or to discover the
spiritual dimension of their marriage
- Bible study groups who
want to enrich their experience of the bible by
learning a method to pray with the Scriptures
(sacred reading / lectio divina)
- College students learning
about the sacrament of marriage or prayer forms
- Parishes with Eastern icons
who want to learn more about icons and praying with
icons
- Those who hunger for deeper
contact with God, deeper meaning, deeper
spirituality
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