Peace during persecution: 30 Days with Teresa of Avila Day 18

Peace During Persecution:
30 Days with Teresa of Avila:
Reflections on Day 18

In today’s episode of Divine Intimacy Radio, Dan Burke and Melissa Elson look at how a saint responds to persecution? Recognizing aspects of a saint’s character. St. Teresa’s letters reveal aspects of her personal character, but also some of the secrets to sainthood. Reflections on Day 18 from the book 30 Days with Teresa of Avila.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

Do your emotions drive you toward God or away from him?
Avoiding the victim mentality.
How to obtain the grace to hold up under persecution.
Holiness through obedience, humility, and docility to the Church.
How can we feel peace in the face of repression or persecution?
What does the enemy have to do with a lack of obedience?
What the saints know about what God wants from us.

Resources:

30 Days with Teresa of Avila – Dan Burke and Anthony Lilles
The Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation – http://avila-institute.org
About Dr. Anthony Lilles
The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, Volume One – contains The Book of Her Life
EWTN Religious Catalogue – online
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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.