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Mystical Experiences in Prayer?
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Mystical Experiences in Prayer?” as we discuss how to respond to mystical experiences during prayer and
Our Lady of Champion Solemnity
“Though everything for 1,875 square miles around the chapel’s 5-acre property burned (by way of comparison, the Great Chicago Fire burned 3 ½ square miles), the flames never touched the land where Mary had appeared.” – FB Smit
Rules Of Discernment: A Practical Guide – Rule 9
“This is a humbling realization for those of us often tempted by self-reliance, perfectionism, or productivity: we cannot manufacture consolation any more than we can manufacture authentic connection in any human relationship.” – Megan Hjelmstad
St. Therese and Surrendering to God
A Reflection from “The Church in the Storms” by Fr. Joel Guibert St. Therese and Surrendering to God The following words of Thérèse, in a
God’s Blessing of Guardian Angels
“Forty years after we were rescued from a potentially perilous situation, Debbie and I finally understood that the caring man who appeared at our side at the precise moment we needed him most was, in truth, our Guardian Angel.” – Carolyn Laumann
Of Friends and Foes: A Homily for the 26th Sunday of the Year
“If someone can drive out demons in Jesus’ name, we ought to praise the Lord! Such a one is not a foe; the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Fr. Ripperger’s Prayer Consecrating the 2024 Election to the Blessed Virgin Mary
“Knowing that our country cannot be saved by our own works and mindful of how much our nation has departed from the ways of Thy Son, we humbly ask that Thou wouldst turn Thine eyes upon our country to bring about its conversion.” – Fr. Chad Ripperger
Rules of Discernment: A Practical Guide – Rule 8
“St. Ignatius entreats us to labor, to be patient, and to remember God’s opposing truth: this desolation is passing in nature.” – Megan Hjelmstad
Who Can Benefit From Spiritual Direction?
“There is a restlessness in your soul, and you seek out a director who will guide you in your desire to know God.” – Deanna Bartalini
Divinization, Part 3
“The busier one is, especially in ministry, the more that person needs to sit at the feet of Jesus every day and allow the presence of Jesus and his word to evangelize them.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
The Rules of Discernment: A Practical Guide – Rule 7
“Satan suggests that God has abandoned us or does not care enough help us, which seems to confirm our natural feelings of fear, isolation, or confusion.” – Megan Hjelmstad
Pray the Rosary with Us
“It’s become a tradition and one of our best-attended and most-loved events: The Rosary Crusade is back.” – Dan Burke
Spiritual Breakthrough in Marital Intimacy
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Spiritual Breakthrough in Marital Intimacy” as we discuss marriage spirituality and how going deeper in prayer
Desire
“To desire and not yet possess; to wait for the fulfillment of desire – it is perhaps one of the hardest human things to do, and the most worthwhile.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
Forgive All Injuries – A Meditation on the Sixth Spiritual Work of Mercy
“In calling us to forgive, God is offering us the gift to be free of a great deal of poison and of a costly emotional state that robs us of joy and strength.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
