
Ash Wednesday – Lent Begins
How did Ash Wednesday get started? Find out in this excerpt from an older text on this celebration and practice … as we begin the discipline of Lent.
How did Ash Wednesday get started? Find out in this excerpt from an older text on this celebration and practice … as we begin the discipline of Lent.
Divine Intimacy Radio – Questions and Answers show: Fear of simplicity, generational sin, and fasting.
Topics/Questions Covered in the Show:
Comparing the prayer of simplicity to other meditation
What is the modern relevance of Numbers 14:18
Is scheduling fasting OK?
Fr. John Bartunek answers a reader’s question about what mortification is and how it helps us to practice it.
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson examine habitual sin and answer questions about it in anticipation of the upcoming season of Lent.
Listen in as Dan Burke and Melissa Elson answer your questions about emotions in prayer and helping loved ones come to Christ.
What were St. Bernard’s ideas about humility and pride? Dr. Anthony Lilles reflects on this vision, with application to Lent.
What is the difference between fasting and dieting? Patti Maguire Armstrong explains…just in time to make a difference in our Lenten observance this year!
What is this great combat we are engaged in? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on the temptations of Christ, on this First Sunday of Lent, in this excerpt from the classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
Are we required to kneel during Mass? Why is our posture in prayer important? Answers to these questions and tips for overcoming difficulties in prayer. Dan and Melissa answer questions from listeners.
Are you ready for Advent? Dan and Melissa have some suggestions that will help you cleanse your soul in preparation for Christmas.