Editor’s Note: In Part I, we talked about what is going on with dryness or aridity in prayer. Today, we will look at our part
Sayings of Light and Love 39 Sayings of Light and Love 39: My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on you. St.
Dear Father John, I have been praying (mental prayer) for a long time. But lately I seem to be experiencing dryness in my prayer –
Sayings of Light and Love 14 Sayings of Light and Love 14: God values in you the inclination to dryness and suffering for love of
Aridity Presence of God – O Lord, help me to be faithful to You, so that the spirit of prayer will not be extinguished in me
Dear Dan, can you help me understand Lectio Divina and whether or not I should use it to help me improve my prayer life? I
Dear Father John, I am struggling with my prayer life. I go to my 30-minute prayer time and nothing happens. But I stick it out
How can we know whether we are undergoing the dark night or if it is depression? Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles provide answers.
Dear Carmelite Sisters, In the Second Mansion of the Interior Castle, St. Teresa strongly emphasizes the need for perseverance. Can you help me understand how
Dear Father John, I know you wrote before about consolation and desolation in the spiritual life. But I have a follow-up question. When we experience