Dan Burke and Melissa Elson answer questions on the importance of saints in prayer life, teaching children to pray, and spontaneous prayer, and some aspects of meditation as they reflect on the book “Finding God Through Meditation” by St Peter of Alcantara.
What are imperfections? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen instructs and reflects on these obstacles to true holiness.
How encountering God in prayer and deepening your prayer life can impact your life every day. Why the desire to have a relationship with God important? Dan and Melissa discuss their own encounters with God in prayer and Scripture.
How do we find the strength to battle and win when we are tempted to waiver in our faith? Fr Gabriel of St Mary Magdalen reflects on the sacrament of Confirmation 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.
What is prayer? How to get started with mental prayer? Dan and Melissa reflect on the book Finding God Through Meditation by St Peter of Alcántara.
What does St Bernard of Clairvaux imagine that Mary was thinking at the Annunciation? Find out as we relive this Advent Homily of his in three parts, continuing today with part two.
Where do distractions in prayer come from? How can we know if they are good or bad? What does St Peter of Alcántara teach about meditation and transitions in prayer? Dan and Melissa discuss the book Finding God Through Meditation.
What do we do when our emotions about evil in our world contradict themselves? What path should we follow? Find out when Father John Bartunek takes a look at the second thing we can do about this situation in part II of this two-part series.
Does God send storms and sufferings to try us? Find out when Dan Burke and Melissa Elson discuss the second part of the day 30 letter from “30 Days with Teresa of Avila” on Divine Intimacy Radio.