David Torkington continues his series on prayer with a look at the meaning of contemplation and Christian joy even in the midst of martyrdom.
“The end of the world is not remote, but ever present, an unfolding reality into which we are all already caught up”- and calls us with a certain urgency to our knees, Dr. Anthony Lilles reminds us.
Some of the greatest saints of the Church – and through Scripture, even God Himself – have used the example of gazing into the eyes of another to try to capture the beautiful and astonishingly real experience of God’s great love in the soul: contemplative prayer. Claire Dwyer reflects.
Join Dan and Stephanie Burke as they answer your questions about Praying while multitasking, fasting, and demonic attack.
Dr. Anthony Lilles examines the interplay of action and contemplation in the spiritual life.
In this chapter from his book “Fire from Above,” Anthony Liless reflects on forgiveness through contemplative prayer.
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson answer questions about praying the Liturgy of the Hours, discerning God’s voice in prayer, and the definition of contemplation.
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson on God’s gift of infused contemplation as alluded to in meditation #222 in the classic Carmelite book “Divine Intimacy”.
On today’s Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, Liz Estler illustrates how the Sacred Heart is found in Scripture, briefly outlines the historical development of devotion to the Sacred Heart in Church history, and provides various formulas for consecration.
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson interview contemplative prayer expert Connie Rossini about Fr. Jacques Philippe’s book “Time for God” and the transition from meditation to contemplation.
