S2 Episode 19 - Live Your Own Truth — Embrace Spirituality Outside the Church with Brian Bachand
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HIGHLIGHTS
05:16 Institutional alienation plague: Decline in Catholicism in the US
09:21 Serving as a Catholic priest in the Vatican and standing in his own truth
12:35 Entering the seminary and realizing spirituality is greater than the Church
19:06 Internal spirituality and the Divine are interconnected
23:01 Coming out of the closet as a priest
28:08 Experiencing the political atmosphere and elitism of the Vatican
32:37 Tradition: Passing down gifts to next generations but getting stuck in the past
40:05 Coaching as a former priest: Follow your desires and create an impact
41:39 Work with a coach and develop ideas, start small, and write it down
46:05 Former priests founded Avanti as a resource for priests wanting to leave
49:25 Connect with Brian
QUOTES
11:40 "I wanted to stand in my own truth, as a gay man, to live my life freely, to love another person, and I also saw when I was working and being at the Vatican so much a life that I didn't want to be part of."
15:54 "The only way that I think my family or the way I understood (spirituality) culturally was, if you wanted to live or have that sense, it was to stay within the church. I've come to realize now that you can live that out in so many different ways. It's bigger than an institutional church."
31:17 "It really is very, very political. And it's something that is palpable... that was one thing I picked up that it's a very insular world. Everything's very formal, no one ever loses their temper, but it's very insular and you can sense this clericalism, at times you can sense this kind of elitism."
40:22 "I think what my past life as a priest and executive has really united in helping individuals is my story is one that is about owning what you desire and really, when you own what you desire and you're standing in your truth, then you are really free to do what you want to do."
48:17 "Begin where you are now. It's not about where you're there, but beginning now. And that's one of the most important things. I think the next thing is, it's really powerful, sometimes we hold ourselves back by stories we've told ourselves or stories we've been told."
To find out more about Brian, please see the links below.
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbachand/
- Website - https://evolutionevolution.com/
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