I teach a course entitled Navigating the Interior Life – Foundations of Prayer and Union with God for the Avila Institute School of Spiritual Formation. The course has
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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
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