What is the way of union with God? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on what Sts John of the Cross and Elizabeth of the Trinity have to say about this.
Can we be too familiar with people? What are the consequences? Thomas a Kempis counsels on this, inordinate affections and vain hope and pride.
Why is our Blessed Mother called the Spouse of the Holy Spirit? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from the Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
What were St. Bernard’s ideas about humility and pride? Dr. Anthony Lilles reflects on this vision, with application to Lent.
What lessons does Jesus’ hidden life teach us? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on this excerpt from the classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
What is this great combat we are engaged in? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on the temptations of Christ, on this First Sunday of Lent, in this excerpt from the classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
How encountering God in prayer and deepening your prayer life can impact your life every day. Why the desire to have a relationship with God important? Dan and Melissa discuss their own encounters with God in prayer and Scripture.
What do monkeys and trees have to do with prayer? Dan and Melissa discuss distractions in prayer and how to avoid it.
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.
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.