In this time of uncertainty and questions, worrying doesn't help much. Instead, Fr. Jeffrey Kirby recommends returning to God. <\/p>\n
He offers a six-day reflection and retreat included in his book, \u201cBe Not Troubled.\u201d It is composed of moments of prayer based on the writings of Fr. Jean-Pierre de Caussade. <\/p>\n
FR. JEFFREY KIRBY<\/strong> He said each of the retreat days is \u201cself-contained,\u201d meaning it can be broken up as the reader deems fit. <\/p>\n FR. JEFFREY KIRBY<\/strong> He offers it as a sense of hope, saying instead of dwelling on the way life used to be or what will happen, focus on the present. <\/p>\n FR. JEFFREY KIRBY<\/strong> He said the book contains a powerful message of hope, consolation and of God's presence. It is a reminder that each person is where he or she is supposed to be at the current moment and there is no need to feel alone or scared. <\/p>\n Melissa Butz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" April 19, 2020. Author of the book, Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, reminds Christians that God is here in the present moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":17786,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iNjuG4347Lo","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bfrkirbybenottroubledeng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bfrkirbybenottroubledint.mp4","type":"rrp","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46736"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46736\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAuthor, 'Be Not Troubled'
\nI think this book, 'Be Not Troubled' can be a particular gift during this time of quarantine. First of all, so many of the spiritual lessons of Fr. Jean-Pierre de Caussade are applicable. But also, it's an easy book to use.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAuthor, 'Be Not Troubled'
\n 'Be Not Troubled' is composed of six days, six sessions, so it can be six days in a row or it can be every Tuesday or Friday for six weeks, or some people said they were using it for First Fridays.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAuthor, 'Be Not Troubled'
\n The past and the future, they're not real. This is real, right here, the present moment. God is here and the grace that we need is here. I think that's a lesson we need in general in Western culture right now. I think right now, with this pandemic, it can be a particularly applicable lesson for each of us.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n