Contemplating the Lord’s Passion
Dan Burke
March 23, 2016
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What does the Lord’s passion mean for us? Find out when Pope Saint Leo the Great guides us in a Holy Week meditation.
The Perfection of Brotherly Love
Dan Burke
March 22, 2016
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What is perfect brotherly love? Find out in this excerpt from “Mirror of Love” by Saint Aelred from the first week of Lent.
Humility in Our Falls
Dan Burke
February 25, 2016
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Why do we get discouraged when we fall? Find out as Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on humility in our falls, in an excerpt from the classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
Father of Mercies: A Retreat Guide on the Parable of the Prodigal Son
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
February 3, 2016
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What does the parable of the prodigal son tell us about the Father of Mercies? Find out when Father John Bartunke introduces his latest retreat guide “Father of Mercies” from RC Spirituality.
December 8, 2015: A Declaration of War Against Satan to Save the Christian Family!
Peter Howard
December 8, 2015
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What do Pearl Harbor and World War II’s V-J Day have to do with the Blessed Virgin Mary? And, what does She have to do with the war against Satan? Find out when Dr. Peter Howard expands on this these concepts in today’s post on this holy day: The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
On the Words to Ahaz: “Ask Thee a Sign” (Part II of II)
Dan Burke
December 7, 2015
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What spiritual symbolism is contained in the Isaiahan prophecy that a virgin would conceive? Find out when St. Bernard of Clairvaux continues his explication of this Scriptural passage, in part II of II of another of his famous Advent homilies.
Bearing Persecution: 30 Days w/ Teresa of Avila Day 29
Dan Burke
October 23, 2015
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How do saints deal with persecution? Can Scripture help? Find out when Dan Burke and Melissa Elson reflect on Day 29 of Dan’s book “30 Days with Teresa of Avila” in this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio.
Confessions of a “Say the Black Do the Red” Catholic
Dan Burke
October 15, 2015
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I have no doubt that the Pharisees would have loved the phrase, “Say the black, do the red.” By the way, I always say “Amen!” when I read it myself. Here’s the hard part: external orthodoxy is a distorted orthodoxy when it is not accompanied by a properly oriented interior life.
From Sorrow to Joy: Retreat Guide on the Sacrament of Confession
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
September 5, 2015
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What is the Sacrament of Mercy and why is it so important? Where can I find a retreat on this? Make this discovery your own as you read the announcement of a new retreat guide, from Father John Bartunek.
Have I Committed the Unforgivable Sin?
Dan Burke
August 26, 2014
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Dear Dan, I am Catholic. I committed grave sins when I was a teen that I have lived in guilt and anxiety over for almost
