Sufferings of Longing for My God: Teresa of Avila
Sufferings of Longing for my God Woe is me, woe is me, Lord, how very long has been this exile! And it passes
Sufferings of Longing for my God Woe is me, woe is me, Lord, how very long has been this exile! And it passes
Dear Father John, I have been following your blog since the beginning, and I have noticed a pattern in your answers – a pattern that
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
Pope Benedict XVI Recommends Spiritual Direction VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 16, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Everyone — priests, religious, laypeople — and especially youth, should have a spiritual
Dear Father John, I am a fairly recent convert to the faith. My conversion took place over a period of 3 years in which I
It is only because they do not know how to make use of God’s action that so many Christians spend their lives anxiously pursuing a
Dear Father John, I am a busy executive and struggle to make time for prayer. What should I do? I do want to improve my
There are many ways to understand God’s leading in our lives. One way, came as a helpful surprise during spiritual direction. My director asked me,
O my Lord, how obvious it is that You are almighty! There’s no need to look for reasons for what You want. For, beyond all
Dear Father John, I know more than a few people who are fallen-away Catholics. They make fun of the Church sometimes, or they make fun