My Father Needs Your Prayers
Dan Burke
February 21, 2019
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This is a story of a miracle of the most important kind. My father is near the end of his life. He is 79 –
Small Heralds of the Dawn
Claire Dwyer
February 20, 2019
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On this feast of the child saints of Fatima, we do well to mark the words of Pope Saint John Paul II: “…the Church wishes to put on the candelabrum these two candles which God lit to illumine humanity in its dark and anxious hours.” Claire Dwyer remembers their brief lives and eternal message of prayer and hope.
Do I Need to Know Where I am In my Spiritual Growth? – Video
Dan Burke
February 19, 2019
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Do I Need to Know Where I am In my Spiritual Growth? – Spiritual Reflections | Some people criticize those seeking to understand where they are in their spiritual growth (purgative, illuminative, unitive, etc.), is this appropriate? Should we know where we are spiritually? Is it ok to pursue this kind of knowledge?
Contemplative Prayer – or Certain Catastrophe
Anthony Lilles
February 18, 2019
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“The end of the world is not remote, but ever present, an unfolding reality into which we are all already caught up”- and calls us with a certain urgency to our knees, Dr. Anthony Lilles reminds us.
The Meaning of Mystical Theology: Part 22 Mini-Course on Prayer
David Torkington
February 16, 2019
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David Torkington continues his discussion of contemplative prayer with a closer look at the meaning of mystical theology.
Resources Edition – Elizabeth Lev: How Catholic Art Saved the Faith
Dan Burke
February 15, 2019
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Join Dan Burke as he interviews Elizabeth Lev on her book: “How Catholic Art Saved the Faith”
The Desire for a Child
Charlie McKinney
February 13, 2019
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The desire for a child is an innate yearning share by many women; however, the struggle to fulfill this longing can be very burdening. Hannah from the Bible encountered these difficulties before achieving her heart’s desire, but remained steadfast in her trust in God throughout.
I am Frustrated with Distractions in Prayer! – Video
Dan Burke
February 12, 2019
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I am Frustrated with Distractions in Prayer! How Can I Deal With This? | Spiritual Reflections – This morning I was distracted and struggled with prayer…
Thy Face is My Fatherland: Under the Gaze of God
Claire Dwyer
February 11, 2019
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Some of the greatest saints of the Church – and through Scripture, even God Himself – have used the example of gazing into the eyes of another to try to capture the beautiful and astonishingly real experience of God’s great love in the soul: contemplative prayer. Claire Dwyer reflects.
Introducing Christian Mystical Contemplation: Part 21 Mini-Course on Prayer
David Torkington
February 9, 2019
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Today David Torkington continues with the third series of reflections in the Mini-course on prayer, turning his focus to mystical contemplation.
