Spiritual Aridity:
30 Days with Teresa of Avila
Day 9 & 10 Reflections
Spiritual direction and spiritual aridity are the topics today as Dan and Melissa discuss letters written by St. Teresa from the book 30 Days with Teresa of Avila.
Topics/Questions covered in the show:
- Find your core spirituality with the help of a good spiritual director.
- How is the soul like the weather?
- How not to become discouraged because of distractions during prayer.
- What is spiritual aridity?
- Human (natural) vs. Supernatural causes of aridity.
- How can we identify the causes of spiritual aridity?
- St. John of the Cross and the Dark Night of the Soul
- Read along with the SpiritualDirection.com book club, and call in with questions: 818-646-7729.
Resources:
- 30 Days with Teresa of Avila – Dan Burke and Anthony Lilles
- Dr. Anthony Lilles – http://spiritualdirection.com/author/dr-lilles
- SpiritualDirection.com Book Club
- Navigating the Interior Life – Dan Burke
- http://avila-institute.org – The Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
- Dark Night of the Soul – St. John of the Cross
- For Call in questions for future shows 818-646-7729 — please leave your name, location, and question.
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