Humility and the Heart of God

Humility and Spiritual Growth

While pride is the root of all vice, humility is the root of all virtue. On this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio, we will discuss how we can cultivate humility and thus draw near to the heart of God.

Show Notes:

Dan and Melissa discuss humility.
Meditation #106 from Divine Intimacy – “Humility is the firm bedrock upon which every Christian should build the edifice of his spiritual life.”
Whereas pride is the root of all sin, humility is the root of all virtue.
The beginning of the interior life is self-reflection, which brings about humility.
Example – Melissa’s experience with humility at her daughter’s ballet class and how the Holy Spirit worked in her soul to combat her falling into pride.

Call-In Question:

Dan and Melissa take a call about feeling God’s love vs. feeling defective despite receiving the sacraments.
Suggestions to the caller: find out what is behind the feelings of defectiveness, mortal sin or lies she may be believing that are not of God. Also, meditation on the cross of Christ gives us the proof of His love for us.
God has created each one of us to love us through all of eternity.
We must set our mind always on the Spirit to find peace and orient our hearts toward God.

Resources:

Divine Intimacy – Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, O.C.D. – #96 “Proof of Love”
http://spiritualdirection.com/DivineIntimacy
Finding God Through Meditation – St. Peter of Alcántara. Edited by Daniel Burke
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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.