“Confessing regularly doesn’t just help us fight temptations and the enemy of our souls. It helps us love.” – Christine Hanus
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson discuss readers’ questions about frequent confession and the importance of confessing venial sins.
Fr. John Bartunek explains what one should say to a priest in a devotional confession.
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson answer questions from listeners about sin and confession, attachment to sin, mortal and venial sin, and much more!
How does the sacrament of confession work in us? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen explains in this excerpt from his classical Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson discuss aridity, prayer methods and the examen prayer in this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio.
As we spend Advent in preparation for Jesus’ coming at Christmas, Dr. Anthony Lilles reflects on the guilt and self-contradiction of sin and its effects on us.
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson answer your questions on hindrances to spiritual progress, how to begin contemplative prayer, and papal matters.
In this spiritual warfare post, Patti Maguire Armstrong shares her favorite insights from exorcists.
What’s a good “ratio” for confession and for spiritual direction? Find out when Fr. John Bartunek answers a reader’s question with a short explanation of what is expected in each one situation.