A Mind at Peace in the Age of Distraction

A Mind at Peace:
Reclaiming an Ordered Soul in the Age of Distraction

Description: Join Dan Burke and Melissa Elson as they offer solutions to our culture’s technologically obsessed world by speaking with Dr. Christopher Blum about his book A Mind at Peace: Reclaiming an Ordered Soul in the Age of Distraction.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

What was the inspiration/motivation for the book?
How does technology increase anxiety? How does it detract from the spiritual life?
Why is the book set up in three sections?
What is the best way for readers to use this book?
How can we take custody of our hearts and minds according to the Church?
Is A Mind at Peace a work of philosophy, theology, psychology, spirituality, or all of these fields combined?
How would you characterize the peace that one can attain from the book?
What does it mean to be in the world but not of the world?
Which spiritual writers influenced the book most heavily?
Does the book offer a technique in achieving interior peace?
Could one use an app or other device to help determine how much social media time is enough in the course of the day?

Resources:

Spiritualdirection.com – website
Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
Sophia Institute Press
A Mind at Peace by Dr. Christopher Blum
Questions? Send an e-mail to Questions@myavila.com or call 818-646-7729. Please leave your name, location, and question(s).

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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.