Dryness in Prayer – What is going on? (Part I of III)
Dear Father John, I have been praying (mental prayer) for a long time. But lately I seem to be experiencing dryness in my prayer –
Dear Father John, I have been praying (mental prayer) for a long time. But lately I seem to be experiencing dryness in my prayer –
“What the world most needs today is prayer,” according to Fr. Jacques Philippe, author and retreat master. His books on prayer and spirituality are printed
Sayings of Light and Love 36 Sayings of Light and Love 36 For the insensible, what you do not feel; for the sensible, the senses;
True Glory Presence of God – O Jesus, who, for love of me, accepted the disgrace of death on the Cross, teach me what
Sayings of Light and Love 35 Sayings of Light and Love 35: One human thought alone is worth more than the entire world, hence God
Father Fortea, what is the greatest evil? According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the greatest evil is sin (CCC 1488). Since God is
Sayings of Light and Love 34 Sayings of Light and Love 34: Well and good if all things change, Lord God, provided we are rooted
To Be Hidden from Myself Presence of God— O Jesus, totally consecrated to the glory of the Father through complete forgetfullness of Yourself, teach me
The Lowest Place Presence of God— O Jesus, You who said, “The Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister”
In our first post, we looked at the moral matrix and dimensions that this question poses. In today’s post, we’ll look at the spiritual motivations