
Passive Purification
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”.

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.

How does hope help our faith? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on the virtue of hope in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.

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.

Listen in this week as the gang discusses St. Therese’s journey through the dark night of the soul and the intense suffering that it caused her.

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.