Is God Talking to Me? Or, am I Talking to Myself?

Is God Talking to Me?

Fr. John and Dan talk about how we can discern if we are actually hearing from God or just listening to our own thoughts.

Father John Bartunek and Dan Burke discuss how we understand if we are really engaging with God, or if it is just our own imagination … or, perhaps, something worse? God is always drawing close to us. Any time we raise our hearts and mind to prayer, He is listening and responds, even if we do not sense it or understand His response. Father John lists and elaborated on the three ways God usually speaks to us in our time of prayer: consolation, felt presence, or insight; through the Holy Spirit’s gifts; through very specific good inspirations. Dan emphasizes how God is the author of good, and how important it is to respond to God, how we train ourselves for more.

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8

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Dan Burke

Dan Burke is the past President and C.O.O. of EWTN's worldwide news network. He is presently the founder and President of the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, which offers graduate and personal enrichment studies in spiritual theology to priests, deacons, religious, and laity in 90 countries and prepares men for seminary in over 40 dioceses. Dan is the author and editor of numerous books on authentic Catholic spirituality and hosts the Divine Intimacy Radio show with his wife, Stephanie, which is broadcast weekly on EWTN Radio. Past episodes can be found, along with thousands of articles on the interior life, at SpiritualDirection.com. In his deep commitment to the advancement of faithful Catholic spirituality, he is also the founder of Apostoli Viae, a world-wide, private association of the faithful dedicated to living and advancing the authentic spiritual patrimony of the Church. Most importantly, Dan is a blessed husband, father of four, grandfather of one—and grateful to be Catholic.