What is a Charism? (Part II of II)
What specifically is the Carmelite charism and the charism of the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles? Find out in the conclusion of the two-part series on what a charism is.
What specifically is the Carmelite charism and the charism of the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles? Find out in the conclusion of the two-part series on what a charism is.
What are the strategies that the devil uses? Find out when Father John Bartunek the first of three strategies common to attacks of the devil, in this excerpt from his book “Seeking First the Kingdom”.
What’s wrong with setting your (spiritual) sights on Purgatory? Are we missing the boat when we do this? Find out when a new member of SpiritualDirection.com’s writing team, Matthew Leonard, tackles this question.
Can any good come from suffering? Can our suffering help others? How do we suffer well? Get answers to these and many other questions during this Divine Intimacy Radio Show with Dan Burke and Melissa Elson.
I have no doubt that the Pharisees would have loved the phrase, “Say the black, do the red.” By the way, I always say “Amen!” when I read it myself. Here’s the hard part: external orthodoxy is a distorted orthodoxy when it is not accompanied by a properly oriented interior life.
What does St. Teresa of Avila have to say about giving up on prayer? Find out in today’s excerpt and reflection from 30 Days with Teresa of Avila.
Is the liturgy a grace machine? Fr Angelo Geiger brings the words of Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) and Cardinal Robert Sarah to bear as he examines this question in part V of his Mystery and Magisterium Series and how the Blessed Virgin Mary is key to better appreciating the sacraments and the liturgy.
What are charisms? And, who are they for? What does the Church have to say about them? Find out when the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles introduce this topic in this first post of a two-part series.
What is custody of the senses? And, should we practice it? Father John Bartunek examines this question and what we need to know about it.
What happens when two truths seem to compete against each other? What truth should win out? How do we deal with this? Find out what strategies Charlotte Ostermann recommends which we can employ in order to allow the Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth.