News Anxiety
Dan Burke
August 25, 2017
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Dan Burke and Melissa Elson discuss what to do when the news media disturbs your peace and causes anxiety and preoccupation.
Corporal Mortification
Dan Burke
February 27, 2017
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Here’s an important question for Lent which starts on Wednesday: What is the purpose of corporal mortification? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in an excerpt from his Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
Fr Anthony de Mello, Spiritual Direction, Discerning God’s Voice in Prayer
Dan Burke
April 15, 2016
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This week Dan and Melissa discuss a follow-up question about the writings of Father Anthony de Mello leading someone to the Catholic Church. Also, Dan answers questions regarding the need to disclose your past during spiritual direction, as well as discerning God’s voice in prayer.
Giving Thanks to God, Recognizing Spiritual Haze
Dan Burke
March 11, 2016
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How should we respond to experiencing God in prayer? What is “spiritual haze”, where does it come from, and how should we deal with it? Dan and Melissa look to the wisdom of St Peter of Alcantara in the book “Finding God Through Meditation” for answers.
Questions on Prayer – Part 2
Dan Burke
January 22, 2016
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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.
Questions on Prayer – Part 1
Dan Burke
January 15, 2016
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How can I stay engaged when I pray? Where does aridity come from? Answers to some questions on prayer and some suggestions for a daily prayer routine.
Prayer Need & Centering Prayer: Finding God through Meditation
Dan Burke
December 25, 2015
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What is “centering prayer”? And, should I be practicing it? Is prayer necessary for salvation? Dan Burke and Melissa Elson reflect on the book “Finding God Through Meditation”.
Finding God through Meditation – Mental Prayer & Centering Prayer
Dan Burke
November 27, 2015
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What is centering prayer? Are there good and bad ways to pray? Learn from St Peter of Alcántara in the book “Finding God through Meditation”.
Surviving Suffering: 30 Days w/ Teresa of Avila Day 28 Pt 2
Dan Burke
October 16, 2015
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Can any good come from suffering? Can our suffering help others? How do we suffer well? Get answers to these and many other questions during this Divine Intimacy Radio Show with Dan Burke and Melissa Elson.
Heights of Prayer: 30 Days w/ Teresa of Avila Pt 1 Day 26
Dan Burke
September 11, 2015
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St. Teresa of Avila had a brother? Who knew?! Find out about her spiritual counsel to him regarding spiritual favors and aridity, and progress in the spiritual life, in today’s episode of Divine Intimacy Radio with Dan Burke and Melissa Elson.
