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My Father Needs Your Prayers
This is a story of a miracle of the most important kind. My father is near the end of his life. He is 79 – born in 1940. He has been in a hospital bed for several weeks in extraordinary pain. To give you a sense of who he is, about ten years ago he
Small Heralds of the Dawn
On this feast of the child saints of Fatima, we do well to mark the words of Pope Saint John Paul II: “…the Church wishes to put on the candelabrum these two candles which God lit to illumine humanity in its dark and anxious hours.” Claire Dwyer remembers their brief lives and eternal message of prayer and hope.
Faithlessness is the Greatest Destroyer of Friendship
Why do friendships die out over the years? Was there really a friendship to begin with? Who is the blame for this result?
Do I Need to Know Where I am In my Spiritual Growth? – Video
Do I Need to Know Where I am In my Spiritual Growth? – Spiritual Reflections | Some people criticize those seeking to understand where they are in their spiritual growth (purgative, illuminative, unitive, etc.), is this appropriate? Should we know where we are spiritually? Is it ok to pursue this kind of knowledge?
Contemplative Prayer – or Certain Catastrophe
“The end of the world is not remote, but ever present, an unfolding reality into which we are all already caught up”- and calls us with a certain urgency to our knees, Dr. Anthony Lilles reminds us.
Voluntary Poverty
Why is voluntary poverty so important?
The Meaning of Mystical Theology: Part 22 Mini-Course on Prayer
David Torkington continues his discussion of contemplative prayer with a closer look at the meaning of mystical theology.
Resources Edition – Elizabeth Lev: How Catholic Art Saved the Faith
Join Dan Burke as he interviews Elizabeth Lev on her book: “How Catholic Art Saved the Faith”
The Desire for a Child
The desire for a child is an innate yearning share by many women; however, the struggle to fulfill this longing can be very burdening. Hannah from the Bible encountered these difficulties before achieving her heart’s desire, but remained steadfast in her trust in God throughout.
I am Frustrated with Distractions in Prayer! – Video
I am Frustrated with Distractions in Prayer! How Can I Deal With This? | Spiritual Reflections – This morning I was distracted and struggled with prayer… Here’s how I wrestled with my own weaknesses. In short, having the right expectations can go a long way to helping us to avoid frustration when we struggle with prayer.
Thy Face is My Fatherland: Under the Gaze of God
Some of the greatest saints of the Church – and through Scripture, even God Himself – have used the example of gazing into the eyes of another to try to capture the beautiful and astonishingly real experience of God’s great love in the soul: contemplative prayer. Claire Dwyer reflects.
The Essence of Detachment
What must we do to achieve union with God?
Introducing Christian Mystical Contemplation: Part 21 Mini-Course on Prayer
Today David Torkington continues with the third series of reflections in the Mini-course on prayer, turning his focus to mystical contemplation.
Q&A – Desolation and New Podcast
Topics/Questions Covered in the Show: Desolation New Podcast! Resources: Spiritualdirection.com – website EWTN Global Catholic Radio – EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network, join us all week for our solid Catholic radio line-up programming. Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation – Under the patronage of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the mission of the Avila Institute is to draw
Will You Be 1 of the 25?
There are only 25 seats left for this year’s Summit. Will be one of the 25? Don’t miss out on this opportunity!
