Help with Spiritual Direction: 30 Days w/Teresa of Avila, Day 12

Help with Spiritual Direction
30 Days with Teresa of Avila
Day 12 Reflections

Why does St. Teresa feel relief when all her faults are exposed? Dan and Melissa help us to get the most help with spiritual direction from the example of St. Teresa. Reflections on her letters from the book 30 Days with Teresa of Avila.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

What are some signs of a healthy spiritual life?
Are you concerned about what your confessor or spiritual director thinks of you?
What a spiritual director needs from you to help you grow in holiness.
Some tips to help you prepare to receive spiritual direction.
Why you should not avoid seeking spiritual direction in your own community.
Though difficult, why and how we should accept frankness from those closest to us.

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
Saint Augustine Confessions
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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.