The Prayer of Women -- Divine Intimacy Radio Show

The Prayer of Women

Description: Today, Dan Burke and Melissa Elson speak with Kathleen Beckman about her book When Women Pray and discuss the prayer practices and effects of prayer on the lives of eleven, well-known Catholic women.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

Which women were chosen to contribute to the book and why?
Is there a difference between the way men and women pray?
What is spiritual motherhood?
How can a busy mother develop a strong prayer life?
How does liturgical prayer help one’s prayer life?
What effect does prayer have on one’s physical and mental health?
How are liturgical prayer and mental prayer connected?

Resources:

Spiritualdirection.com – website
Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
Sophia Institute Press
When Women Pray by Kathleen Beckman
Praying for Priests by Kathleen Beckman
www.foundationforpriests.org – Foundation of Prayer for Priests website
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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.