“What the monks learned by experience was that such practices prepare the mind to receive special illuminations from Holy Spirit for purposes of understanding Scripture.” – Fr. James Brent
“Mary gives us a perfect example of what our relationship with Scripture ought to be. It formed her thinking, her speaking, her praying.” – Gayle Somers
Dan Burke explains Lectio Divina.
David Torkington explains the journey of the heart to God through prayer.
“Take up and read” the Bible-it’s a daily habit that can’t help but lead to holiness, as St. Elizabeth of the Trinity knew well. Claire Dwyer shares the power of reading scripture in today’s post.
Listen in as Melissa shares some of her own personal prayer journey and a few of the difficulties she has encountered along the way.
This week, listen in as Dan and Melissa share their own personal stories of difficulties and progress in prayer.
Dan and Melissa take listener questions on discerning God’s voice in prayer.
Dan and Melissa discuss how to navigate the channels of discovery prayer and how to best deal with various situations that may arise in prayer.
It may sound counter-intuitive but tolerating distractions in the spiritual life can dissuade the enemy from discouraging us in prayer. Listen this week as Dan and Melissa discuss!
