If you feel as though you have reached a plateau in your prayer life, or after many years of active prayer, you feel as though you are suddenly stuck, it may be the Lord is calling you to a deeper encounter with Him. The spiritual life is not static, it moves through different phases. And, like any relationship, if it is going to continue to grow, there must be changes in the way we approach prayer. There eventually comes a time in our prayer life when the Lord takes a more active role, and He needs us to begin to detach ourselves from our usual way of finding Him in prayer. This is a process of the Lord moving from our more comfortable and active practice of meditation, to a more destabilizing but interior practice of contemplation. Our primary response must be surrender and receptivity. In this next phase of the journey to God, we must be willing to allow Him to draw us toward Himself, into a place of quiet serenity. This conversation outlines both the prerequisites for this movement and the disposition the soul must develop in order to continue to make progress.
Books:
“Saint John of the Cross: Master of Contemplation” by Fr. Donald Haggerty; Ignatius Press.
“The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross” by John of the Cross; ICS Publications.
Catholic Poetry as a Spiritual Exercise with host Frances Harry, OCDS and Guest, Tim Bete, OCDS
The Faith of St. Joseph with host Frances Harry, OCDS and Guest, Marika Zimmerman, OCDS
A Man of Few Words: the Silence of St. Joseph with hosts Mark Danis, OCDS and Frances Harry, OCDS
Testing and Discerning a Vocation to the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites with Guest, Colleen Sollinger, OCDS
Fifteen Days of Prayer with Blessed Fr. Marie-Eugene and the Child Jesus (part 2)
The Epiphany and Conversion of Sally Read
The Christmas Grace and Epiphany of St. Therese of Lisieux
The Signs, Saints, and Silences of Advent—to Help Us Grow Spiritually Guest: Colleen Sollinger, OCDS
True Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and a Message for Christmas 2016
Interview of Co-Host Mark Danis on a Week with the Friars…in Preparation for Advent
Praying the Rosary
Introduction to Pere Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus, OCD
Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity and our Incarnation in Christ
Lessons from St. Therese of Lisieux on Death and Dying
Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity: Beginning the Journey of Sainthood
Intimate Friendship with Jesus Christ—from the Perspective of St. Teresa of Avila
Joy in Suffering
The Sign of the Cross
Beginning Eucharistic Adoration with Guests: Teresa Gooding and Marika Zimmerman
Purity of Heart: a Spiritual Perspective
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