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The Gift of Understanding
How does the Holy Spirit’s gift of understanding help us? Find out when Fr Gabriel of St Mary Magdalen explains in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
How to Pray in Mystical Contemplation: Part 50 Mini-Course on Prayer
The morning offering is the beginning of a life lived completely in self-donative love, united to Jesus and given to the Father. David Torkington explains how this practice took root in the lives of the first Christians.
Q&A – Spiritual Warfare in Marriage Spirituality
Join Dan and Stephanie Burke as they discuss questions on when spiritual warfare in marriage spirituality.
Four Critical Reasons We Need You Now
The force and desperation of Satan’s most recent attacks are evidence that it is a critical time of harvest. Will you join me in the vineyard?
We Neglect Gratitude More Than Prayer
If we had to name one thing that has unaccountably fallen out of most men’s practical religion altogether, it would be thanksgiving.
“I am a Contemplative”
What’s wrong with the phrase “I am a contemplative?” Dan Burke explains.
The Gift of Piety
How does the gift of piety help the virtue of justice as well as the virtue of religion? Fr Gabriel of St Mary Magdalen explains in this excerpt of his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
The White Martyrdom that Leads to Union: Part 49 Mini-Course on Prayer
David Torkington continues his mini-course on prayer with a close look at the mystical body and our incorporation into it through an ever-deepening death to self.
Feast of the Triumph of the Cross
Why do we celebrate the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross? What does it call us to? Find out when Liz Estler explores this great celebration of our faith.
Moving From Head to Heart in Mental Prayer
Connie Rossini explains the development of discursive meditation into affective prayer: “The important thing is not to think much but to love much.” – St. Teresa of Avila.
Peter Kreeft on Books & Music
What’s the hardest question you’ve ever been asked? Here are some of the most interesting ones Dr. Peter Kreeft has ever been asked and his responses.
Between Two Worlds: This Present Paradise, Part 10
Waiting, when it is the will of God, is exactly where we are supposed to be – a lesson St. Elizabeth of the Trinity learned early. Claire Dwyer continues a series of reflections on this young saint.
The Gift of Fear
Can servile fear impel one to sanctity? Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen instructs us in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy.
The Language of Love: Part 48 Mini-Course on Prayer
“This endless, ongoing, ever-expanding bliss planned for us by God from the beginning is the measure of the ‘height and depth, the length and breadth’ of his love for us that surpasses the understanding.” David John Torkington resumes his mini-course on prayer today.
Q&A – Unequally Yoked Marriages
On this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio: Join Dan and Stephaine Burke as they discuss how to manage unequally yoked marriages!
