Invite Dan Burke and Melissa Elson into your home as they interview author and speaker Gary Zimak on his book “Stop Worrying & Start Living” and learn how to achieve peace in a troubled world.
Our eternal salvation is at risk if we do not engage in prayer. Dan Burke explains the Doctors of the Church’s wisdom in this short video on mental prayer.
In today’s new video, Dan Burke demonstrates how to set up a sacred space for prayer, in order to help facilitate meditation.
Can we really be made new again? Is there really hope for me, a sinner? These are difficult questions but the answer is a resounding YES. This is why Jesus came, to draw us into the reality of peace and healing that only comes through relationship with Him. This relationship begins in the sacraments but is nourished and deepened daily in and through prayer.
What is the highest priority of prayer? Find out when Nancy HC Ward reviews Father Jacques Philippe’s classic book on mental prayer “Time for God”.
This week Dan and Melissa discuss a follow-up question about the writings of Father Anthony de Mello leading someone to the Catholic Church. Also, Dan answers questions regarding the need to disclose your past during spiritual direction, as well as discerning God’s voice in prayer.
How should we respond to experiencing God in prayer? What is “spiritual haze”, where does it come from, and how should we deal with it? Dan and Melissa look to the wisdom of St Peter of Alcantara in the book “Finding God Through Meditation” for answers.
What is the difference between meditation and contemplation? What does the transition between them look like? Dan and Melissa discuss when and how this transition takes place as they reflect on the book “Finding God Through Meditation” by St Peter of Alcantara.
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 does St Peter of Alcantara teach about preparation for meditation? Why is posture during prayer important? How do Christian traditions differ from eastern, non-Christian traditions on prayer posture?
