“Throughout our lives we too go through the ebb and flow of consolation and desolation. But never has our desolation compared to Christ’s.” – Patrick O’Hearn
“No matter how blessed a time the retreat was, most of us are not called to live on the mountain alone with God. We have families, jobs, and communities that, whether we like it or not, are waiting for us. The key, I emphasize, is to integrate our experience on retreat into our daily lives.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Fr. Bill Watson explores how the enemy seeks to thwart our advancement in the spiritual life and gives us tools in detecting his movements.
Fr. William Watson on the second benchmark of spiritual discernment.
Why Does God Permit Spiritual Desolation? with Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V. With Dan and Stephanie Burke on Divine Intimacy Radio!
Claire Dwyer reflects on an Old Testament story that reveals the “God who sees.”
Dealing with Vile Images in Prayer, Desolation, and Young Adult Formation. Join us on the newest episode of Divine Intimacy Radio.
Debra Black explains how Edith Stein, before she was even a Christian, unknowingly followed the rules of St. Ignatius to escape the snares of desolation.
Feelings are, in the end, just feelings. They are a gift, but they cannot last—they must give way in order for us to grow in the holy virtue of faith. Faith is an entirely free gift of God–but it is something to be asked for, assented to, nourished, and practiced. Or else we can find ourselves “shipwrecked.” (I Timothy 1:19) Claire Dwyer continues her series.
Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB begins a fascinating series exploring his conversion and calling to the Benedictines.