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Holy Habits
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Holy Habits” as we speak with Drago Dimitrov about the Holy Habits app and how it can assist you in forming a prayer life and daily spiritual habits! Want to listen to more? Subscribe to our Spotify channel. To watch our full videos, check out our
Vulnerable Heart, Fighting Spirit: St. Therese
“Underneath the sweet and sentimental heart of a child is the passionate heart of a real fighter for Love.” – St. Talitha, OCD
What is the Difference Between Spiritual Direction and Confession?
“Confession and spiritual direction are like partially overlapping circles: they share some common characteristics, but their centers, their essences, are distinct.” – Fr. John Bartunek
Making and Keeping Summer Spiritual Routines: 3 Practices
“As I approached the end of the school year, I contemplated how I could continue to enter into daily prayer once those structured routines ended.” – Thomas Griffin
Jesus Wants to Feed You: Corpus Christi
“Most people put more faith in Tylenol than they do in the Eucharist.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Pio and His First Spiritual Daughter
A Reflection from “Padre Pio and You” by Mary O’Regan Pio’s First Spiritual Daughter On a frigid day in January 1904, Pio left Morcone for the Friary of St. Francis of Assisi in the woodsy hamlet of Sant’Elia a Pianisi. Sant’Elia, with its medieval castle ruins and preserved thirteenth-century church, had been a stomping ground
Lies about Liturgical Reverence Part 2
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Lies about Liturgical Reverence Part 2” as we continue discussing the lies surrounding liturgical reverence and how you can restore reverence in your church! Want to listen to more? Subscribe to our Spotify channel. To watch our full videos, check out our Youtube playlist. Common Resources:
3 Ways to Prepare for Spiritual Direction
“When we do prepare for our spiritual direction time, we honor our commitment to grow in our spiritual life.” – Deanna Bartalini
On the Love of the Three Divine Persons for Man
“Jesus Christ wished that they should not only instruct the Gentiles in the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity, but that they should also teach them the love which the adorable Trinity bears to man.” – St. Alphonsus Liguori
The Greatest Love
A Reflection from “What the Heart of Jesus Does and Says in the Tabernacle” by St. Manuel Garcia The Heart of Jesus Is Giving the Greatest Love Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13) The great paintings, like grand spectacles, if they are
The Joy of Mortification
“The saint is not presenting an abstract theological point of interest only to specialists. This is advice as practical as any you’ll find in a self-help manual.” – Glenn Dickinson
Lies about Liturgical Reverence Part 1
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Lies about Liturgical Reverence Part 1” as we discuss liturgical reverence and how the architecture of a church should draw us closer to Jesus!! Want to listen to more? Subscribe to our Spotify channel. To watch our full videos, check out our Youtube playlist. Common Resources:
The Non-Negotiable Holy Spirit
“What does it actually mean to have a living, active relationship with the Holy Spirit? What does it truly mean to be Spirit-filled?” – Jonna Schuster
The Action of the Holy Spirit
“In order to become saints, we must concur in the work of the Holy Spirit; but since effective concurrence is impossible without an understanding of the promoter’s actions, it is necessary for us to learn how the divine Paraclete, the promoter of our sanctification, works in us.”- Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen
Sacred Silence: The Role of Stillness in Meeting Christ in the Eucharist
“If God appreciates silence, and if Christ surrounded his saving work with silence, then we too should expect to encounter him in the silence—especially in a Eucharistic encounter.” – Christopher Carstens
