Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction » Mental Prayer http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog Seek Him - Find Him - Follow Him Tue, 22 May 2012 16:10:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 How do I know if God is talking to me in prayer? http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/02/how-do-i-know-if-god-is-talking-to-me-in-prayer http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/02/how-do-i-know-if-god-is-talking-to-me-in-prayer#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:00:44 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=8428 Q: Dear Father John, I keep hearing (and reading) that Christian prayer is a conversation with God. But, to be totally honest, when I pray I]]>

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/04/02/how-do-i-know-if-god-is-talking-to-me-in-prayer/feed 13 How can we mature through the first few rooms of the Interior Castle? http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/03/27/how-can-we-mature-through-the-first-few-rooms-of-the-interior-castle http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/03/27/how-can-we-mature-through-the-first-few-rooms-of-the-interior-castle#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:00:10 +0000 Sister Carmen Laudis OCD http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=8355 Q: Dear Sister Carmen, in your last post you provided a really helpful summary of the first]]>

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/03/27/how-can-we-mature-through-the-first-few-rooms-of-the-interior-castle/feed 7 What is going on with my prayer life? Should I really just be sitting in silence? http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/03/12/what-is-going-on-with-my-prayer-life-should-i-really-just-be-sitting-in-silence http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/03/12/what-is-going-on-with-my-prayer-life-should-i-really-just-be-sitting-in-silence#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:00:38 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=6013 Q: I am struggling with my prayer life. I go to my 30-minute prayer time and nothing happens. But I stick it out anyway, as best I can. It seems like sheer willpower (and invisible grace) … [visit site to read more]]]>

Q: I am struggling with my prayer life. I go to my 30-minute prayer time and nothing happens. But I stick it out anyway, as best I can. It seems like sheer willpower (and invisible grace) … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/03/12/what-is-going-on-with-my-prayer-life-should-i-really-just-be-sitting-in-silence/feed 18 Struggling with suffering… Part II of II http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/01/16/struggling-with-suffering-part-ii-of-ii http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/01/16/struggling-with-suffering-part-ii-of-ii#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:00:43 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=7618 Q: Dear Father John, I really want to think of God as good but lately I have been struggling]]>

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/01/16/struggling-with-suffering-part-ii-of-ii/feed 7 Struggling with suffering… Part I of II http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/01/08/struggling-with-suffering-part-i-of-ii http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/01/08/struggling-with-suffering-part-i-of-ii#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:36:12 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=7579 Q: Dear Father John, I really want to think of God as good but lately I have been struggling with all the suffering I see around me and in my own life.]]>

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2012/01/08/struggling-with-suffering-part-i-of-ii/feed 8 Prayer Primer: Igniting a Fire Within – Book Recommendation http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/12/11/igniting-a-fire-within-book-recommendation http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/12/11/igniting-a-fire-within-book-recommendation#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:00:24 +0000 Dan Burke http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=370 Prayer Primer : Igniting a Fire Within – by Thomas DuBay]]>

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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/12/11/igniting-a-fire-within-book-recommendation/feed 11 Contemplation and Meditation – What is the difference? http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/05/30/contemplation-and-meditation-distinctions-and-interactions http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2011/05/30/contemplation-and-meditation-distinctions-and-interactions#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 10:00:21 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=727 Q. Dear Father John, How is contemplation different than meditation?]]>
Q. Dear Father John, How is contemplation different than meditation?
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]]> http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2010/01/09/an-interview-with-father-jacques-philippe-on-prayer-and-time-for-god/feed 5 How can I better prepare for prayer and meditation? http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/10/12/how-can-i-better-prepare-for-prayer-and-meditation http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/2009/10/12/how-can-i-better-prepare-for-prayer-and-meditation#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:00:08 +0000 Father John Bartunek http://rcspiritualdirection.com/blog/?p=1493 ]]>

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