Amy Sander Montanez, Author at Building Faith

Amy Sander Montanez

Amy Sander Montanez, D.Min, LPC, LMFT is a licensed professional counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist and spiritual director in practice for more than thirty years. She is the author of Moment to Moment: The Transformative Power of Everyday Life (Morehouse, 2013). You can learn more about Amy and read her work at www.amysandermontanez.com and at messymarvelou.com

Books on Death and Grief

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning."-Lamentations …

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A Good Friday Meditation: Could Peter Forgive Himself?

"Guilt and responsibility are mutually exclusive. Guilt holds onto the wound and so prevents it from healing. Responsibility is …

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Spy Wednesday

"So, today, on Spy Wednesday, take a moment and look behind you. See how God has already been faithful to you, even when, like …

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Father Forgive Them: A Good Friday Meditation

“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 The Passion on Film I don't like Jesus movies. Even …

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New and Recent Lent Resources for 2023

If you’re busy organizing children’s, youth, adult, or parish-wide programs for Lent and Holy Week, …

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Black History Month Resources for 2023

February is Black History Month in the U.S., and the theme for 2023 is “Black Resistance.” According …

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Resources to Learn, Pray, and Act This Martin Luther King Day

Every third Monday in January, around his birthday (January 15), we commemorate the life and work of …

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