Into the New Year
Carmelite Sisters
January 16, 2015
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Into the New Year This year, I’m getting a running start! I’m going to shoot into the New Year like a cannonball! Each New Year’s
Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Dan Burke
November 21, 2014
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The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary November 21st Presence of God — O Mary, present my offering and my life to Our Lord. MEDITATION
Blessed Are the Clean of Heart
Dan Burke
October 9, 2014
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Blessed Are the Clean of Heart Presence of God – O Lord, purify my heart and my mind, that I may learn to know
That Loving Knowledge of God
Anthony Lilles
September 20, 2014
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That Loving Knowledge of God Although the Almighty is beyond the power of human understanding to grasp, Christians believe that knowing God’s Will is possible
The Obscure Light of Faith
Dan Burke
July 31, 2014
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The Obscure Light of Faith Presence of God – Teach me to believe, O Lord, even in darkness and obscurity; teach me to believe
Carmelite or Ignatian Prayer: Which is Best for Me?
Dan Burke
June 10, 2014
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Dear Dan, I have been studying prayer, primarily the Ignatian method and the Carmelite method. What would you consider the differences between these two methods? Also,
St. Teresa, Should I Strive to Quiet My Mind During Prayer?
Dan Burke
January 11, 2014
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Dear Saint Teresa, I have read a number of books on prayer that advocate methods of suppressing, shutting down, or eliminating thinking altogether during prayer.
Affective Meditation Defined – Navigating the Interior Life
Dan Burke
December 14, 2013
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Affective Meditation Defined Navigating the Interior Life AFFECTIVE MEDITATION Defined: Often the result of discursive meditation, affective prayer occurs when the heart and mind
An Answer to a Question: What is Contemplation?
Anthony Lilles
April 1, 2013
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Recently, Dan received an interesting question and after we talked about it, I asked whether I might respond. Here is the question: “Is the terminology
Am I experiencing intellectual gluttony? – Part III of III
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
November 5, 2012
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Dear Father John, there is just too much to read! I feel like I should be reading more about my faith and the spiritual life, because