Dan Burke and Melissa Elson answer questions about distractions in prayer, contemplative aridity, and the importance of self-knowledge in overcoming sin.
Can we be selfish and truly happy at the same time? Father Michael Najim reflects on the solution to our sorrow.
What do we do if we don’t feel like evangelizing, or dealing with people who annoy us, in the Christian life? Find out what Father John Bartunek advises in today’s post.
What is custody of the senses? And, should we practice it? Father John Bartunek examines this question and what we need to know about it.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux is famous for saying that “Anyone who takes himself for his own spiritual director is the disciple of a fool.” This
…a reader asks: In your recent series on getting stuck in spiritual growth (which was very helpful by the way) you mentioned the idea of
In your recent series on getting stuck in spiritual growth (which was very helpful by the way) you mentioned the idea of “attachments.” I think
Dear Dan, I am struggling with a recurring problem with anger that I can’t seem to overcome. I have read books, tried to understand how
“Behold, I am with you always unto the end of time.” (Matthew 28:20) These last words of the Risen Christ to the Apostles before He
Dear Dan, I have recently become aware that I have no desire to make petitionary prayers for myself. I noticed this most as Hurricane Sandy