Mortification and Self-Denial
Dan Burke
October 6, 2017
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Dan Burke and Melissa Elson discuss mortification, self-denial, and taking up one’s cross on this edition of Divine Intimacy Radio.
Abandonment to Jesus
Charlie McKinney
July 12, 2017
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“In abandonment, our great desires find their perfect fulfillment.” Read more from Fr. Jean C. J. d’Elbee’s reflections on St. Therese.
Sharing Spiritual Experiences
Dan Burke
June 16, 2017
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Dan Burke and Melissa Elson answer your questions about sharing spiritual experiences and focusing the mind in prayer.
Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering
Dan Burke
June 6, 2017
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When faced with tragedy, loss, failure, illness, or any difficulty in life, how can we learn to suffer well? Author Dr. Ronda Chervin uses the lives of the saints to help us cope with suffering in her book “Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering: How Our Heroes in Faith Found Peace Amid Sorrow.”
End Your Long-Distance Relationship with the Lord
Fr. Michael Najim
August 11, 2016
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How do we end a long-distance relationship with the Lord … and begin a closer one? Father Michael Najim discusses an all too common problem and provides some remedies for it.
How Do We Know God’s Will?
Anthony Lilles
August 11, 2015
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How Do We Know God’s Will? Many people after discovering the faith soon realize that it is sometimes difficult to discern God’s will in a
Keeping Faith Alive During Life’s Dark Nights (Part III of IV)
Carmelite Sisters
July 11, 2015
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Keeping Faith Alive During Life’s Dark Nights (Part III of IV) Editor’s Note: In Part I, we looked at how faith is a response to
On the Conformity to the Will of God
Dan Burke
April 1, 2015
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On The Conformity to the Will of God “And, life in his good-will.” cf Psalm 30:6 All our salvation and perfection consists in loving God.
Is My Prayer Good Enough?
Carmelite Sisters
October 25, 2013
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Dear Sisters, my prayer experiences don’t seem good enough or holy enough, long enough or intense enough. Do you have any suggestions as to how
The Vatican on Christian Meditation and Centering Prayer
Dan Burke
November 11, 2011
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Though a complete understanding of this document requires education in Church history and mystical and ascetic theology – on its face it clearly addresses many
