What do Edgar Allan Poe and Kanye West have in common? How about William Shakespeare and Taylor Swift? Nothing? Wrong. They all use literary devices in their writing! Whether it be poetry or songs, the literary devices are there and they are turning good writing into great writing. When I was in high school, I…
Readings thus far have tried to address the question of “What is pastoral counseling?” As a discipline, pastoral counseling is, in some ways, still in search of an identity. Some writers suggest that all counseling is pastoral because it is aimed at healing; others suggest that pastoral counseling is counseling done by a pastor in…
In many ways, clinical counseling and pastoral counseling have a significant overlap in techniques used and in necessary skills. Lack of active listening, empathy, respect, and authenticity would make any class of counseling ineffective, and perhaps not genuine counseling at all. Pastoral counseling in practice exhibits its uniqueness first in its basis in the identity…
Franciscan University is such a special place for so many reasons. And I think I could talk all day about why, but there are a few standout reasons why I think Franciscan is unlike any other university. I was thinking about the chapels we have in each dorm: opportunities to develop closer relationships with Christ.…
Thinking on the little way recently, because of St. Therese’s feast day Oct 1st! St. Therese is so great- I think she’s a saint that is so reachable and relatable. Her book Story of a Soul is practically a diary of her interior life that reveals so much about her spirituality, but also just how…
Going through life, and especially growing up, we are constantly asked what we want to be when we grow up. Some kids say they want to be president, others want to be an astronaut, and some claim they will be dinosaurs. For myself, I never really felt that I found something that I could see…
Pastoral Counseling? Yes! God is in the equation and he is clearly conveying a very spiritual meaning that can and will set the captives free. Yes Freedom! I personally look at pastoral counseling as a means to further the building of the kingdom of heaven. I also see pastoral counseling as providing hidden knowledge concerning…
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What is pastoral counseling? In short, I don’t entirely know. In a way I know exactly what it is because of how pastoral counselors are currently practicing, even what it has been as I have studied the development of it. The real trip up is what will it be tomorrow? What is it always becoming?…
Have you ever thought about using technology in your classroom, but was not quite sure how it would turn out? For many of our students technology, is a second nature. They are handling technology before they are even in school, enabling many to be “tech savvy” at an early age. As an education major and…