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Today’s cultural hurricane of smartphones and social media has transformed the landscape of human connections. With Dr. Hogan’s book, The Gift of Cultural Hurricanes: Tools to Rebuild Authentic Spirituality, you will begin to renovate your life for a healthy and authentic spirituality. Becoming familiar with the tools identified in this book will help you to see the gift of cultural hurricanes.
Dr. Hogan’s book includes a wealth of best-practice journal exercises for individuals, couples, families, and small faith communities. After reading Dr. Hogan’s book, you will learn how the following can help you rebuild an authentic spirituality.
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We are living in a cultural hurricane that is hurting us and our relationships in unprecedented ways. However, we can use these same forces to transform our lives, re-awaken authentic spirituality, and transform our closest relationships in love.
We invite you to discover a 3-part journey to guide you and your closest ones to break the addiction to technology, re-awaken to the sacred, and recover your relationships. View the Group Study Resources to get started.
Introduction
Dr. Hogan walks you through the major points for each section of the book, The Gift of Cultural Hurricanes. He then highlights one journal exercise from each section of the book.
Section 1 Overview
Dr. Hogan introduces you to Section One of the book, Recovering the Present Moment. He will help you to slow down, get grounded, and cultivate an authentic spiritual life by living in the present moment.
Section 2 Overview
Dr. Hogan introduces you to Section Two of the book, Restoring the Virtue of Gratitude. He will help you take on the serious mental health consequences and spiritual challenges posed by today’s technological revolution.
Section 3 Overview
Dr. Hogan introduces you to Section Three of the book, Reclaiming Emotionally Intelligent Love. He will help you to overcome the damage that smartphones and social media are doing to our relationships. Dr. Hogan will highlight how brain science and our Christian traditions can help us reconnect with one another through empathy.
Section 1 Journal
Dr. Hogan will guide you through one of the journal exercises from Section One. In this video, he will walk you through “Understanding what drives our busyness” exercise found on page 37 of the book.
Section 2 Journal
Dr. Hogan will guide you through two journal exercises. Be sure to have your journal available to record your responses to these exercises. In this video, he will first use the exercise “Check in with the Senses” found on page 61 of the book to help you settle in on the present moment. Then Dr. Hogan will walk you through “Gratitude for Mentors in Faith” exercise on page 106 in Section Two.
Section 3 Journal
Dr. Hogan will guide you through a journal exercise for Section Three. In this video, he discusses the effective use of Saint Ignatius of Loyola’s Examen. Dr. Hogan will use the exercise “Self-awareness using the Examen” found on page 149 in the book.
Conclusion
In this final video, Dr. Hogan recaps the previous three sections of the book, The Gift of Cultural Hurricanes. He poses two questions to you: (1) When are we going to wake up and reverse the trends? (2) Who is going to take the lead to rebuild a more authentic Christ-centered spirituality? Dr. Hogan offers his optimism and excitement of God’s calling us to embrace the new landscape created by today’s cultural hurricane.