“The alarming, effervescent, energizing, and contagious freedom of the saints flows from their having learned this lesson: they no longer gauge their actions or decisions by what other people will think of them.”- Fr. John Bartunek
“By the end of the rosary, all seven psalms have been prayed, with Mary! She doesn’t need them, but we do and she is surely happy to pray them with us.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Do Lay People Pray the Liturgy of the Hours? If yes, why? If not, why should they? Fr. Timothy Gallagher has these answers.
Why is the feast of the dedication of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran so important to the Church and its Catholicity? Find out when Liz Estler presents an excerpt from a catechetical instruction by Saint Cyril of Jerusalem.
A reader, praying the Litany of Humility for Lent, asks how they can be freed from the desire to be loved. Fr. John Bartunek responds.
How does the Holy Spirit inspire our activity? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from the Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
How can I stay engaged when I pray? Where does aridity come from? Answers to some questions on prayer and some suggestions for a daily prayer routine.
Does God send storms and sufferings to try us? Find out when Dan Burke and Melissa Elson discuss the second part of the day 30 letter from “30 Days with Teresa of Avila” on Divine Intimacy Radio.
Watching and Waiting To experience Advent in Carmel is to enter into a rarified atmosphere that is filled to the brim with Carmel’s living legacy
Dear Father John, Your recent comments on frustration, impatience and the need for humility and how to grow in it have been insightful and practical.