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“God Is Absent, What Do I Do?”
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “God Is Absent, What Do I Do?” as we answer your questions about Mass, the interior life, and more! If you would like to see the special live audience Q&A which takes place after the show is over, make sure to watch the video above! (Live
The Bitterness of The Dark Night
“The saint’s insight is that aridity is not a sign of backsliding but of progress; it is exactly that process by which God draws the soul away from childish pleasures to the hard work of purification.” – Glenn Dickinson
Why Did Christ Not Stay Continually With His Disciples After the Resurrection?
“Christ did not merely resume His former life. The disciples were not to cling to their former understandings of Him as Rabbi and teacher; now they were to grasp more fully that He is Lord.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
The Insular City
One of the chief trends in modern life is from the rural to the urban setting. We must note, of course, that the city itself is not a strictly modern development. Cities have always marked civilization, from Troy to Athens, from Rome to Paris, from London to New York. Cities afford opportunities for the development
Mystical Experience and Demonic Possession
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Mystical Experience and Demonic Possession” as we answer your questions about mystical experiences, demonic possession, and more! If you would like to see the special live audience Q&A which takes place after the show is over, make sure to watch the video above! (Live audience Q&A
On Mercy and Forgiveness
“Forgiveness is a particular expression of mercy, and it is distinct from other forms by an important detail.” – Fr. John Burns
Have Annunication Receptivity
“Our mission from God is found in the commitments we currently find ourselves in. Other attempts to try and figure out God’s will are simply a fight against receptivity.” – Thomas Griffin
Divine Mercy and Habitare Secum
“To learn to live with ourselves – this is to look at those places in our lives in which evil has a foothold and to offer these to God so that we can realize in ourselves how Divine Mercy is the limit of evil.” – Dr. Anthony Lilles
Silence in Prayer
Silence is a hallmark of prayer in many religious traditions. It carries with it a certain awe, as if maintaining extended periods of silence were supernatural in itself, but in reality, it is part of the human life’s natural commute from solitude to encounter. Silence creates a separation that allows one to move away from
Make Easter Last
“If I am honest, the peak of Holy Week is profound but once Easter Sunday ends I go back to normal. This year, I am attempting to make that different.” – Thomas Griffin
Questions on Mental Prayer Part 2
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Questions on Mental Prayer Part 2” as we continue to answer your questions on mental prayer and the interior life! If you would like to see the special live audience Q&A which takes place after the show is over, make sure to watch the video above!
From Fear to Faith on Easter Morning
“So we, like John, see. We do not see the risen Lord—not yet anyway, but we see the evidence and we believe.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Nurturing a Culture of Silence in the Modern World
Pope Benedict XVI saw the need for an education in silence in our time: “Ours is not an age which fosters recollection; at times one has the impression that people are afraid of detaching themselves, even for a moment, from the mass media. For this reason, it is necessary nowadays that the People of God
Good Friday: Trust that We are Loved in our Weakness
“This is the wealth that exposes the bankruptcy of Satan’s lies. It is the currency of heaven.” – Fr. Boniface Hicks
The Triduum – Into the Silent Fullness of God
“The deepest and most beautiful pathway of prayer is opened up in the Triduum. Each liturgy opens into an even deeper silence in the fullness of God.” – Anthony Lilles
