What’s wrong with me if I can’t pray for very long? To whom were the Mystics of the Church addressing their advice? Dan and Melissa take listener questions.
A comprehensive listing of SpiritualDirection.com posts, and their links, on aridity and dryness in prayer (and a few posts on the dark night that touch on aridity and dryness).
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.
What is “centering prayer”? And, should I be practicing it? Is prayer necessary for salvation? Dan Burke and Melissa Elson reflect on the book “Finding God Through Meditation”.
What is prayer? How to get started with mental prayer? Dan and Melissa reflect on the book Finding God Through Meditation by St Peter of Alcántara.
Where do distractions in prayer come from? How can we know if they are good or bad? What does St Peter of Alcántara teach about meditation and transitions in prayer? Dan and Melissa discuss the book Finding God Through Meditation.
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson discuss specific times for prayer and the book “Finding God Through Meditation” by St Peter of Alcantara in this edition of Divine intimacy Radio.
How do the saints espouse humble and reverent love? Find out when Fr Gabriel of St Mary Magdalen reflects on what various saints have to say.
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.
How does God purify the soul? Find out about the trials of the Dark Night in this excerpt from the Carmelite classic “Divine Intimacy” by Fr Gabriel of St Mary Magdalen where he quote St. John of the Cross and Blessed Louis de Bois and Elisabeth of the Trinity
