Mortification and Self-Denial -- Divine Intimacy Radio

Mortification and Self-Denial

Description: Today Dan and Melissa talk about mortification and how we can love God more fully by denying ourselves of earthly things.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

What does St. Teresa of Avila mean when she says, “Prayer and a comfortable life do not go together”?
What does it mean to take up our cross in the midst of all of the comfort we experience?
We are called to embrace the cross, which is the ultimate act of self-giving.
What is mortification?
Once we are detached from earthly things, we are free to love God in a more pure way.
When we are not mortifying ourselves, our appetites begin to rule us.
Why are little, daily, physical mortifications helpful in the spiritual life?
“The Anchorite”, Teodor Axentowicz, 1881

What is a “rule of life” and how does this help incorporate mortification into our lives?

Resources:

Spiritualdirection.com – website
EWTN Global Catholic Radio
Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
EWTN Religious Catalogue – online
Into the Deep – Finding Peace Through Prayer by Dan Burke
The Contemplative Rosary by Dan Burke and Connie Rossini
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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.