“Every genuine inspiration contains some tremor of that ‘breath’ with which the Creator Spirit suffused the work of creation from the very beginning. Overseeing the mysterious laws governing the universe, the divine breath of the Creator Spirit reaches out to human genius and stirs its creative power. He touches it with a kind of inner […]
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Depending on where we are in the stages of prayer, we will “verbalize” differently, according to St. John of the Cross. In the purgative and illuminative stages, we have a lot to say to God, and He reciprocates. Verbal meditation becomes increasingly more frequent, focused, balanced, and peaceful. But in the desolation of the night
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Mary knows how to listen to and hear God’s word, but don’t we also need to know what the Word means and what to do with it? How do we discern between His voice and our own thoughts? Mary teaches us to “ponder” with her, to observe our relationships and circumstances in discerning God’s voice
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“Silence is the language of God – sanctity’s mother tongue” (Lawrence Lovasik, SVD). Learning to be comfortable and still in silence is possibly the most important thing we can foster in the spiritual life, because Mary shows us that listening comes first in prayer – not speaking – and true listening can only happen in
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NOTE: The new 2025 Mary journal I spoke about in this episode will be out in a few weeks at Advent. Until then, you can download a free 2024 journal and guide page in the margin to the right. The book I mentioned in the podcast that I wrote with Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, Ignite, Read
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NOTE: The new 2025 Mary journal I spoke about in this episode will be out in a few weeks at Advent. Until then, you can download a free 2024 journal and guide page in the margin to the right. I mentioned Unleashed in this re-released, vintage podcast from 2017, but the complete resource on LOVE
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An anxiety checklist (get yours here), our three brains, “growing a set,” hearing God speak and discerning His will, a one-on-one with a brave and hurting soul, finding your purpose, and best Scripture and journaling practices were on this week’s book club agenda. Below is the audio from our meeting. Next week I hope to
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What if, when the disciples said to Him, “Teach us to pray,” Jesus knew they were looking for something “special,”some new prayer that was particular to Him and His followers? What if He surprised them by telling them to simply continue praying the prayer they had been praying all their lives? Thank you to my
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My pastor loves the liturgy; he uses incense like a fumigator when it’s called for. By the end of the weekend’s Masses you have to part the smoke with your hands to see the altar. The old ladies cough and sneeze and dab their rolling eyes, but I love the way it gets in my
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Depending on where we are in the stages of prayer, we will “verbalize” differently, according to St. John of the Cross. In the purgative and illuminative stages, we have a lot to say to God, and He reciprocates. Verbal meditation becomes increasingly more frequent, focused, balanced, and peaceful. But in the desolation of the night
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