Inordinate Affections, Vain Hope, Pride, Too Much Familiarity
Can we be too familiar with people? What are the consequences? Thomas a Kempis counsels on this, inordinate affections and vain hope and pride.
Can we be too familiar with people? What are the consequences? Thomas a Kempis counsels on this, inordinate affections and vain hope and pride.
Why Pray? Because through prayer, we find peace. Listen as Dan and Melissa discuss this important spiritual practice on this week’s show.
How do we end a long-distance relationship with the Lord … and begin a closer one? Father Michael Najim discusses an all too common problem and provides some remedies for it.
What does attention to detail have to do with holiness? Find out why it is so important to pay attention to the “little things” when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on diligence as virtue in an excerpt from the Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
What does Thomas a Kempis have to say about reading the Bible and forethought? Find out in this excerpt from his spiritual masterpiece “Imitation of Christ”.
What prayer postures are there besides kneeling, standing and sitting? After an introduction from Pope Benedict XVI, Dr. Anthony Lilles summarizes Saint Dominic’s nine ways of prayer.
How is the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ on Mount Tabor an icon of the religious life? Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles reflect on this reality.
Find out how to combat the wiles of the devil using the weapons of heaven and the power of prayer.
What might the dark night look like for a priest? For that matter, what might the dark night look like for anyone? Find out in this profoundly moving video “The Cross of Father DiAngelo” by Richard K. Carlton, on this memorial of St. John Vianney, patron of priests, confessors and pastors.
How does charity adapt itself to everyone? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalene reflects on an excerpt from the Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.