The Ends of Mental Prayer In order to practice well mental prayer, or meditation, and to make it truly profitable to the soul, we must
“Don’t worry, Satan does not have any power here!” The truth of these words should guide our life.
As we climb in faith the mountain of Carmel and the mountain of the Cross, we ask Jesus through the intercession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel that we may be given the grace to fight the battle of prayer with fidelity and trust.
Tune into another reflection from the Do The Harder Thing Podcast! This reflection on a quote from St. Faustina!
What are movements of consolation and desolation like?
Fr. Ed Broom gives several ways to help remember the presence of our guardian angels.
Debra Black explains how Edith Stein, before she was even a Christian, unknowingly followed the rules of St. Ignatius to escape the snares of desolation.
Archbishop Martinez shows you how to trust God even when He seems unresponsive and remote — even when, as in the famous incident in the Gospels, He seems to sleep while you are buffeted by the storms of life.
When God chooses our penance, it is far more powerful than any cross we pick up ourselves. Claire Dwyer reflects on passive purification.
Why is endurance so hard in the spiritual life? Debra Black shares some important insight.
