Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction » Prayer

Anxiety and Contemplation

Dan Burke — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:02:54 +0000

…too many people are distressed [have anxiety] because they are not contemplatives. They do not take the time to nourish their own hearts and return them to peace by gazing with love … [visit site to read more]

Catechism – Vocal Prayer – 2703

Dan Burke — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:03 +0000

…God seeks worshippers in Spirit and in Truth, and consequently living prayer that rises from the depths of the soul. He also wants the external expression that associates the body with … [visit site to read more]

Catechism – Vocal Prayer – 2702

Dan Burke — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:00:02 +0000

The need to involve the senses in interior prayer corresponds to a requirement of our human nature. We are body and spirit, and we experience the need to translate our feelings … [visit site to read more]

Dark night or depression?

Sister Carmen Laudis OCD — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:00:19 +0000

Q: Dear Sister Carmen, I am struggling with prayer – it is very dry and I feel very alone but I have not given up. I believe I am in the dark night but I am also melancholy by temperament. … [visit site to read more]

Are you helping your spouse to heaven? Marriage Spirituality Part 1 of 4

Dan Burke — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:33:26 +0000

When my wife and I were going through marriage preparation our mentor couple said something to us that we have never forgotten, “your primary role in marriage is to help one another to … [visit site to read more]

Pope Benedict XVI on Praying Without Ceasing

Dan Burke — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:04:08 +0000

Praying without ceasing means: never losing contact with God, letting ourselves be constantly touched by him in the depths of our hearts and, in this way, being penetrated by his light. Only someone … [visit site to read more]

When is prayer not prayer at all?

Dan Burke — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:33:31 +0000

Q: Dear Dan, I read your post about praying at the speed of light. I … [visit site to read more]

Catechism – Vocal Prayer – 2701

Dan Burke — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:00:13 +0000

Vocal prayer is an essential element of the Christian life. To his disciples, drawn by their Master’s silent prayer, Jesus teaches a vocal prayer, the Our Father. He not only prayed aloud … [visit site to read more]

Is it possible to pray at the speed of light?

Dan Burke — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:00:56 +0000

Q: Dear Dan, I recently determined that I would begin praying the rosary regularly and as part of that commitment, I attend a weekly rosary visit site to read more]

Catechism – Vocal Prayer – 2700

Dan Burke — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:41:50 +0000

Through his Word, God speaks to man. By words, mental or vocal, our prayer takes flesh. Yet it is most important that the heart should be present to him to whom we are speaking in prayer: … [visit site to read more]