Distractions in Prayer
Dan Burke
November 13, 2015
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What do monkeys and trees have to do with prayer? Dan and Melissa discuss distractions in prayer and how to avoid it.
Demonic Attacks: 30 Days w/ Teresa of Avila Day 27 Pt 2
Dan Burke
October 2, 2015
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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
Prayer of Quiet: 30 Days w/ Teresa of Avila Day 27 Pt 1
Dan Burke
September 25, 2015
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What did advice did St. Teresa of Avila give her brother on “the discipline” and moving into the prayer of quiet? How do acquired and infused contemplation differ? Dan Burke and Melissa Elson explain in this Divine Intimacy Radio Show on Dan’s book 30 Days with Teresa of Avila.
Ascetical Practice: 30 Days w/ Teresa of Avila Day 26 Pt 2
Dan Burke
September 18, 2015
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What is a hair shirt? Did St Teresa of Avila actually recommend them? Find out how voluntary mortification is to be done…and under what circumstances. Involuntary mortification is addressed as well.
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.
A Contemplation that Hears Heaven
Anthony Lilles
September 10, 2015
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How does contemplation hear heaven? How does it reflect joy? What form does it take? Find out how Dr. Anthony Lilles describes the gift of contemplation and how it is safeguarded by the Church against charlatans.
True Prayer: 30 Days w/ Teresa of Avila Day 22
Dan Burke
August 14, 2015
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True Prayer 30 Days with Teresa of Avila Day 22 Reflections Divine Intimacy Radio Dan and Melissa discuss the impact of suffering on prayer and
Contemplation & Meditation Lies: Peter of Alcantara, Teresa of Avila
Dan Burke
February 26, 2015
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In 1577, St. Teresa of Avila completed what is heralded as her seminal work on mental prayer, meditation, and contemplation in the Interior Castle. This
St Bernard and Coming to the Fullness of Love
Anthony Lilles
August 20, 2014
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St Bernard and Coming to the Fullness of Love (Memorial of St Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot and Doctor of the Church) St Bernard built a
Marriage, Prayer and the Cross (Part III of III)
Anthony Lilles
August 21, 2013
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In our last post we considered the power of God’s love as the ground of married love. In this post, we will ponder the divine
