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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

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His Heart Breaks For Me

“It is important to ‘own’ our sin. But it is also important to stand in awe of Him who in that very same moment has chosen to suffer the consequence of it.” – Debra Black

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Your Questions on Mental Prayer

Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Your Questions on Mental Prayer” as we answer your questions about prayer, and why mental prayer is so important for your growth in the spiritual life! If you would like to see the special live audience Q&A which takes place after the show is over, make

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Waste Not? Want Not?

“Fear is a normal human emotion. But when fear of that happening again takes over and hops into the driver’s seat, we stifle the capacity to receive, to grow, and to bear fruit.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski

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Job, the Church, and Christ’s Vicarious Suffering

The role Job played in the salvation of his friends may be interpreted as prefiguring both the Church and Christ. The friends, according to St. Gregory the Great, are “heretics,” while Job is a type of the Church, “whose faith they used to impugn with their false assumptions.” The heretics, therefore, must obtain their salvation

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Our Lady of Sorrows: Devotion to Mary’s Seven Sorrows for Children

Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Our Lady of Sorrows: Devotion to Mary’s Seven Sorrows for Children” as we talk with Patrick O’Hearn about his new book for children on the Seven Sorrows devotion and the promises Our Lady gives to us! If you would like to see the special live audience

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God Fills What is Empty

“Though I still frequently have the sense that I have lost a piece of myself, the reality is quite different. As I allow God to work in this loss, I am becoming more myself.” – Kimberly Andrich

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The Lessons of Job

Surely there are few more endearing characters in all biblical and literary history than Job. Mankind universally identifies with the conundrum of innocent suffering and the questions it brings. Though the person of Job in the Old Testament is a historical one, the book of Job itself, irrespective of a literal interpretation, is regarded as

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Finding Peace in the Storm Part 11: Final Thoughts

Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Finding Peace in the Storm Part 11: Final Thoughts” as we talk with Jordan Burke about fatigue, how to be at peace with sufferings, and our final thoughts on St. Alphonsus Ligouri’s writing! If you would like to see the special live audience Q&A which takes

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