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The Rules of Discernment: A Practical Guide – Rule 6
“A commitment we have previously discerned is our predetermined weapon; it is our confidence in employing it that can make all the difference when the spiritual battle heats up.” – Megan Hjelmstad
The Degrees of Prayer 2: Don’t Turn Back
“With heavenly matters, we must sometimes wait patiently, for years, until God chooses, in His own perfect timing, to act.” – Glenn Dickinson
Unequally Yoked Marriage: Surviving and Thriving
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Unequally Yoked Marriage: Surviving and Thriving” as we discuss the challenges of an unequally yoked marriage,
The Lord Gives a Well-Trained Tongue: A Homily for the 23rd Sunday of the Year
“How has Jesus used you to unstop the ears of the deaf, communicate His word, and liberate the tongues of others?” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Divinization, Part 2
“Their life as it really was, was not an obstacle to their union, and neither is our life, as it really is, an obstacle to our union with God.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
The Rules of Discernment: A Practical Guide – Rule 5
“I began to feel unwell; a chronic illness flareup had come out of nowhere. By the next morning, I was doubled over in pain.” – Megan Hjelmstad
Divinization, Part 1
“What the word divinization attempts to describe is essentially the process of holiness, whereby our human nature becomes transformed by divine grace.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
The Rules of Discernment: A Practical Guide – Rule 4
“As we persevere against one desolation, it’s not uncommon for Satan to pivot and distract us with another.” – Megan Hjelmstad
Rome May Have Fallen, But The Church Never Will
A Reflection from “The Church in the Storms” by Roberto de Mattei Christianity and the Roman Empire We live in an age of crisis in
Damaged Goods?
“We are damaged, yes, but we are ‘very good,’ and the Lord never stops pursuing us.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
New Podcast: The Devil is in the Details
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “New Podcast: The Devil is in the Details” as we talk with Jordan Burke about a
The Living Bread
“Without the bread, without strength for the heart, the journey is too long.” – Dr. Anthony Lilles
The Rules of Discernment: A Practical Guide – Rule 3
“Consolation increases our confidence in God and helps us to rely more on His unfailing strength.” – Megan Hjelmstad
Jesus’ love for Mary proves “Woman” isn’t a bad word
A Reflection from “One Lord, One Faith, One Church” by Jesse Romero and Paul Zucarelli The Church as the Living Bride of Christ Jesus said
Giving Birth in the Land of Shades: Reflections on Reading Isaiah
“It happens here and there – in one soul at a time this birth in the land of shades where we slowly discover in startling reality Jesus’s words ‘Without Me you can do nothing’. But WITH Him?” – Denise Trull
