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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
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
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
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
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
The Role and Experience of the Angels at the Ascension
“So, the Feast of the Ascension is our feast too. In baptism we died with Christ and rose with him to new life. In the Ascension of Christ, we also ascend.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
What Jesus Said About Hell Part 2
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “What Jesus Said About Hell Part 2” as we discuss Dan’s new book on hell and