David Torkington reflects on his early experiences of prayer and the importance of seeking God for God alone and not for his consolations.
Distracted in prayer? It is frustrating–but normal. St. Teresa of Avila tells us not to let it be a reason to quit.
Continuing his series on prayer, David Torkington reveals that the inner desert is a place to confront our inner demons.
What’s wrong with me if I can’t pray for very long? To whom were the Mystics of the Church addressing their advice? Dan and Melissa take listener questions.
What does it mean to have apostolic maturity? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on this in today’s excerpt from the Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
Demonic Attacks 30 Days with Teresa of Avila Part 2, Day 27 Reflections Divine Intimacy Radio St. Teresa orders her brother, Lorenzo, to get some
If you are headed to heaven, notes Dan Burke, citing many Doctors of the Church, you can’t relax in your spiritual progress.
The Two Trajectories of the Soul There is a troubling phenomenon noted by several Doctors of the Church regarding the common waning of spiritual development
Dear Father John, I am helping a woman in her spiritual growth (mainly through helping her come up with a program of life), and something
Why Worry About Spiritual Progress? Dear St. Teresa, is it not better to somewhat ‘go with the flow’ of God’s leading in our life, doing