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Rules of Discernment: A Practical Guide – Rule 12
“St. Benedict leaves us with this sound advice from his renowned Rule: ‘As soon as wrongful thoughts come into your heart, dash them against Christ and disclose them to your spiritual father.’” – Megan Hjelmstad
7 Things To Do When Prayer Feels Dry
“There is an invitation given to us in what feels like a wasteland: Love God for God alone. ” – Claire Dwyer
Lessons from a Storm Part 2: Hurricanes and Human Connection
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Lessons from a Storm Part 2: Hurricanes and Human Connection” as we continue talking with Jason
Expectations in Prayer: Lessons from a Spiritual Director
“When we show up to pray, which is a time to be present to God because we love him, he shows up. Always.” – Deanna Bartalini
Rules of Discernment: A Practical Guide – Rule 11
“This is why St. Ignatius invites us to both humility and confidence in Rule Eleven, reminding us of God’s merciful grace in consolation and sufficient strength in desolation.” – Megan Hjelmstad
The Divine Indwelling: Finding God Within and St. Elizabeth of the Trinity (part 1)
“By realizing where God dwells, namely within us, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity is teaching us something that is crucial for our spiritual life: namely, that the spiritual life is ultimately an inside job.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Lessons from a Storm Part 1: Hurricanes and Human Connection
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Lessons from a Storm Part 1: Hurricanes and Human Connection” as we talk with Jason Craig
Rules of Discernment: A Practical Guide – Rule 10
“When we feel strong and consoled in our relationship with the Lord, it is the perfect time to earnestly beg His loving help for times of future weakness, doubt, and desolation.” – Megan Hjelmstad
Fruits of a Daily Rosary Drive
“Upon hearing these words I was convicted to make my drive devoted to the Rosary.” – Thomas Griffin
Take Care of Everything: The Surrender Novena
“The Surrender Novena…has genuinely helped me, an ardent and awkward disciple of Christ, to find peace as I try to serve God and do his will.” – Christine Hanus
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
