Discernment of Spirits Rule 5
Dan Burke
May 27, 2016
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Beware of making changes to your spiritual commitments when you are experiencing spiritual desolation. Listen as Dan and Melissa explain why!
Discernment of Spirits Rule 4: Spiritual Desolation
Dan Burke
May 20, 2016
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Think you might be experiencing desolation in your prayer life? Listen in on this week’s episode as Dan and Melissa explore the meaning of spiritual desolation and how to recognize it through the examen prayer.
Discernment of Spirits Rule 3: Spiritual Consolation
Dan Burke
May 13, 2016
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How does spiritual consolation help us in discernment? Find out when Dan Burke and Melissa Elson discuss rule 3 of Saint Ignatius’ Discernment of Spirit on Divine Intimacy Radio.
Discernment of Spirits Rule 2
Dan Burke
May 6, 2016
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Dan Burke and Melissa Elson discuss the second rule of Saint Ignatius of Loyola’s Discernment of Spirits, focusing on the movement toward God and recognizing the effect of the enemy on our spiritual progress; Divine Intimacy Radio.
Discernment of Spirits Rule 1
Dan Burke
April 29, 2016
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This week, Dan and Melissa discuss the first Rule of the Discernment of Spirits by Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
Introduction to Discernment of Spirits
Dan Burke
April 22, 2016
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This week Dan and Melissa explore Saint Ignatius of Loyola’s techniques for tackling the negative thoughts and lies that enter into our minds and lead us away from God.
Spiritual Battle and the Contest of Faith
Dan Burke
April 21, 2016
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What does Saint Cyprian have to say about the contest of faith? With what weapons does he exhort to do battle against the enemy? Find out in this excerpt from a letter of his, which is found in the Liturgy of the Hours this month!
The Great Combat
Dan Burke
February 14, 2016
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What is this great combat we are engaged in? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on the temptations of Christ, on this First Sunday of Lent, in this excerpt from the classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
Spiritual Warfare and Demonology Posts (and Their Links) By Various Authors on SpiritualDirection.com
Dan Burke
January 6, 2016
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What posts are available on the SpiritualDirection.com site on spiritual warfare and demonology? Find out in this comprehensive listing of posts and provided links to them.
Torn Between Contradictory Emotions: What to do? (II of II)
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
November 9, 2015
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What do we do when our emotions about evil in our world contradict themselves? What path should we follow? Find out when Father John Bartunek takes a look at the second thing we can do about this situation in part II of this two-part series.
