Contemplative Prayer - 30 Days with Teresa of Avila, Day 21

Contemplative Prayer
30 Days with Teresa of Avila
Day 21 Reflections
Divine Intimacy Radio

Dan and Melissa discuss stages of prayer and the transitions between the stages, focusing particularly on contemplative prayer. Join them as they reflect on letters of St. Teresa from the book 30 Days with Teresa of Avila.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

What is contemplative prayer, or contemplation?
How does contemplative prayer differ from meditation and other forms of prayer?
How to recognize contemplative prayer.
What to do when one experiences contemplative prayer.
Melissa shares a personal experience as an example of contemplative prayer.
What are the fruits of contemplation?

Resources:

30 Days with Teresa of Avila – Dan Burke and Anthony Lilles
EWTN Religious Catalog – online
Navigating the Interior Life – Dan Burke
Divine Intimacy – Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen
http://avila-institute.org – Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
The Better Part – Fr. John Bartunek
Finding God Through Meditation – St. Peter of Alcántara
The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross – Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez
Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, Vol. 2 – Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez
http://www.ncregister.com – National Catholic Register
In Conversation with God – Francis Fernandez
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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.