Serving Australia
TL;DR (Summary)
Access a free five part video series on Mental prayer based on the book Into the Deep by Dan Burke. Link straight to video series. Link to register for the series and stay in the loop for more resources.
Access a free six part video series on Dan’s book Spiritual Warfare and Discernment of Spirits. Link to videos. Link to registration. These books are available from a number of Australian sources.
Email au@myavila.com to connect with us.
Who we are: This part of SpiritualDirection.com is run by Australians as a local support to Australasians to help them grow in holiness by providing sound teaching on prayer and the spiritual life. We also offer our friendship through local community. We want people to discover God’s call in their lives so they can become saints.
Resources: We recommend some great books to help people learn about the spiritual life. Spiritualdirection.com is packed full with great formation and the Apostoli Viae website offers community, free courses and more including meeting with other Catholics around the world twice a month. The Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation offers authentic and life-changing education under the patronage of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the mission of the Avila Institute is to draw Christians worldwide into deeper union with Christ through mystagogically oriented spiritual education and formation.
How do I pray? The key to growing spiritually is mental prayer. Dan Burke’s book, Into the Deep, and a free 5 part video course on mental prayer will help you advance in the spiritual life. We invite you to commit to 15 minutes of mental prayer a day and we offer to personally support you in establishing this most necessary habit. Find out more.
How do I spiritually discern? “Some of the thoughts in your head are not your own and you shouldn’t listen to them.” – Dan Burke. With St Ignatius as a guide, you can learn how to distinguish between the voice of God and the voice of the enemy. Here is a Free video course. Dan Burke’s book explains this Spiritual Warfare and the Discernment of Spirits is here.
How do I connect? We have a number of Gospel Encounter Groups where we reflect on the following Sunday’s readings. These meet every fortnight and are open for anyone to join. There is a also the Sojourner’s group which is working through the Introduction to the Devout Life by St Francis de Sales. As well as the Apostoli Viae website where you can connect with us personally. If you have any questions please contact us at au@myavila.com we would love to help.
