Join Dan and Stephanie Burke as they answer your questions about the dark night of the soul, lectio divina, concentration during prayer and the differences between the purgative and illuminative stages of prayer.
Join Dan and Stephanie Burke as they answer your questions about the dark night of the soul, lectio divina, concentration during prayer and the differences
Join Dan and Stephanie Burke as they answers questions from listeners about sin and imperfections, “the dark night,” and spiritual gluttony. Topics/Questions Covered in the
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson interview Dr. Aaron Kheriaty about his book “The Catholic Guide to Depression” and a multifactored integrated approach to depression.
What is the usual way God purifies us? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson answer your questions about obedience to Church teaching, prayer methods, and spiritual consolations in this Divine Intimacy Radio episode.
On this edition of Divine Intimacy Radio, Dan Burke & Melissa Elson address the differences between the Protestant and Catholic understanding of salvation, the scapular, and spiritual darkness.
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson interview Dr. Aaron Kheriaty about his book “The Catholic Guide to Depression” and a multifactored integrated approach to depression.
We’d be hard-pressed to find another saint who suffered a darkness so thick, or a night as long, as the one St. Teresa of Calcutta did. Find out more in an excerpt from this book on Mother Teresa.
Dan Burke, Melissa Elson, and Dr. Lilles explore the meaning of the dark night of the soul and St. Therese of Lisieux’s experience transitioning to deeper union with God.
Why does God feel mysteriously absent in deep prayer? Anthony Lilles explains in this excerpt from his book “Fire from Above.”
What is going on when darkness and desolation seem to engulf us? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on the dark night of the spirit.
What acronym can remind us to put into practice what Saint Teresa of Calcutta lived? Find out when Liz Estler reflects on Saint Teresa’s charism, in honor of her canonization today.
What might the dark night look like for a priest? For that matter, what might the dark night look like for anyone? Find out in this profoundly moving video “The Cross of Father DiAngelo” by Richard K. Carlton, on this memorial of St. John Vianney, patron of priests, confessors and pastors.
A comprehensive listing of SpiritualDirection.com posts, and their links, on aridity and dryness in prayer (and a few posts on the dark night that touch on aridity and dryness).
