What is Mortification?
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
March 1, 2018
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Fr. John Bartunek answers a reader’s question about what mortification is and how it helps us to practice it.
A Trip to the Cardiologist … and Our Spiritual Health
Joseph Hollcraft
February 14, 2017
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Too many sweets on this popular celebration of St. Valentine’s Day? Dr. Joseph Hollcraft reflects on what a trip to his heart doctor taught him about spiritual health.
Practical Benefits of Prayer: 30 Days w/ Teresa of Avila Day 17
Dan Burke
July 10, 2015
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Practical Benefits of Prayer: 30 Days with Teresa of Avila Day 17 Reflections Join Dan and Melissa as they reflect on letters from St. Teresa
30 Days w/ Teresa of Avila Days 1 & 2
Dan Burke
April 24, 2015
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30 Days with Teresa of Avila Reflections on Days 1 and 2 Dan and Melissa discuss detachment and suffering by reflecting on the first
Freeing My Heart
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
February 2, 2015
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Freeing My Heart Dear Father John, I love God so much and want to be completely open to Him. How do I detach my heart
Attachments: What are they? How do they hinder my spiritual life? (I/II)
Carmelite Sisters
June 18, 2014
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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
Sayings of Light and Love 42 – St John of the Cross
Dan Burke
April 11, 2014
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Sayings of Light and Love 42 Sayings of Light and Love 42: Reflect that the most delicate flower loses its fragrance and withers fastest; therefore
Detachment – Navigating the Interior Life Spiritual Dictionary
Dan Burke
November 8, 2013
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DETACHMENT: In asceticism the withholding of undue affection for creatures for the sake of the Creator. When mortal sin is involved, detachment is imperative for
Archbishop From Iraq: Finding Middle East Peace
Dan Burke
June 12, 2012
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Dear Friends, I had the fascinating opportunity to spend some time with Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil (Northern Iraq) last week. I was blessed to
How Much Should a Priest Own?
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
December 12, 2011
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Dear Father John, I am a Catholic priest. Because I am in studies and do not have a rectory to call ‘home’, I’ve temporarily moved
Fr. Jean-Pierre de Caussade, SJ: Abandon Yourself to this Book
Dan Burke
October 27, 2011
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By Dr. Jeff Mirus | www.CatholicCulture.org Published with Permission Ignatius Press has just come out with a new edition of Jean-Pierre de Caussade’s outstanding work
St John of the Cross – Principles for Detachment
Dan Burke
March 3, 2010
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These are the golden rules proposed by St John of the Cross for total detachment: The soul must always be inclined ‘not to the easiest
When the soul lives in God…
Dan Burke
January 28, 2010
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There is a time when the soul lives in God and a time when God lives in the soul. What is appropriate to one of
The Joy of Full Surrender – Abandonment to Divine Providence
Dan Burke
January 23, 2010
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Abandonment to Divine Providence By Father Jean-Pierre de Caussade Abandonment to Divine Providence (also known in another translation as the Joy of Full Surrender) has
Abandonment XXI – Modeled After the Incarnate Word
Dan Burke
September 24, 2009
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The workings of God within us carry out in the course of time the designs which Eternal Wisdom has formed in regard to everything. In
