“Take your Crucifix,” counsels Elizabeth of the Trinity, “look, listen.” Claire Dwyer finds the starting-point of the saint’s story.
“If the heart does not pray then the tongue labors in vain.” David Torkington continues his series on prayer.
David Torkington illustrates how the monastic life did much to preserve the mystical tradition of the Church.
Distracted in prayer? It is frustrating–but normal. St. Teresa of Avila tells us not to let it be a reason to quit.
David Torkington continues his course with a deeper explanation of the experience of the beginnings of mystical prayer.
Continuing his series on prayer, David Torkington reveals that the inner desert is a place to confront our inner demons.
While Contemplative Prayer is a gift from God, one can seek to pray in a contemplative way. Connie Rossini explains.
Joseph Hollcraft found new meaning in the Little Way of St. Thérèse when his day took a series of unexpected turns.
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.
Today David Torkington continues with the third series of reflections in the Mini-course on prayer, turning his focus to mystical contemplation.
