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St. Teresa, should I strive to quiet my mind during prayer?

Dear Saint Teresa, I have read a number of books on prayer that advocate methods of suppressing, shutting down, or eliminating thinking all together during prayer.  In one centering prayer book it said...

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How can I better prepare for prayer and meditation?

Dear Father John, in the first part of your book, The Better Part, you mention something about preparing for tomorrow’s meditation the night before. I also heard that mentioned by a priest giving us a...

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Carmelite Prayer

Editor’s Note: As we approach the Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel this coming week, it is appropriate to consider a Carmelite prayer. Our Lord taught Saint Teresa a simple method of prayer. It is...

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The Kingdom of God is Within You

The other day I was feeling disgusted at the depravity of our culture. I am an idealist. I would like the world to be perfect, a place where everyone is striving to follow God. Or if I can’t have that,...

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Preparing Our Hearts for the Coming King – Advent Preparation

I don’t know about you, but I have allowed far too many an Advent season to pass me by with far too little devotion. For decades St. Joseph knocked at my door, offering the opportunity to allow the...

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Contemplation & Meditation Lies: Peter of Alcantara, Teresa of Avila

In 1577, St. Teresa of Avila completed what is heralded as her seminal work on mental prayer, meditation, and contemplation in the Interior Castle. This guidebook to the most profound depths of prayer...

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Prayer Overcomes All

The inestimable virtue of prayer is able to obtain all good, and remove all hurtful things. If thou wilt patiently endure adversity, be a man of prayer. If thou wilt overcome tribulation and...

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The Power of Prayer

The Power of Prayer By prayer the soul is cleansed from sin, replenished with charity, confirmed in faith, strengthened, and refreshed in spirit. Prayer establishes the inward man, pacifies the heart,...

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Of Six Things Necessary to Prayer

Of Six Things Necessary to Prayer “These are the exercises and meditations, Christian reader, wherewith every day you may feed your soul, which if you do rightly use, you will never want matter to...

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Wisdom on Mental Prayer – 30 Days with Teresa of Avila – Day 8

“Do not tire your brain by trying to work it during meditation.” – St. Teresa of Avila. Dan and Melissa look at progressive development in prayer and the spiritual life as they reflect on letters from...

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Finding God Through Meditation – Mental Prayer and Centering Prayer

What is centering prayer? Are there good and bad ways to pray? Learn from St Peter of Alcántara in the book "Finding God Through Meditation". The post Finding God Through Meditation – Mental Prayer and...

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Reflections on Finding God through Meditation – What is Prayer?

What is prayer? How to get started with mental prayer? Dan and Melissa reflect on the book Finding God Through Meditation by St Peter of Alcántara. The post Reflections on Finding God through...

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Reflections on Finding God through Meditation – Centering Prayer and the...

What is "centering prayer", and should I be practicing it? Is prayer necessary for salvation? Reflections on the book Finding God Through Meditation. The post Reflections on Finding God through...

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Book Recommendation for Lent

How can you experience a more meaningful Lent? Find out what book Dan Burke recommends for transforming yours into a Lent like no other! The post Book Recommendation for Lent appeared first on...

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Giving Thanks to God and Recognizing the Spiritual Haze

How should we respond to experiencing God in prayer? What is "spiritual haze", where does it come from, and how should we properly deal with it? Dan and Melissa look to the wisdom of St Peter of...

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Time for God — Fr Jacques Philippe’s Classic on Mental Prayer

What is the highest priority of prayer? Find out when Nancy HC Ward reviews Father Jacques Philippe's classic book on mental prayer "Time for God". The post Time for God — Fr Jacques Philippe’s Classic...

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Finding Hope and Healing in Prayer (Video)

Can we really be made new again? Is there really hope for me, a sinner? These are difficult questions but the answer is a resounding YES. This is why Jesus came, to draw us into the reality of peace...

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How to Set Up a Sacred Space (Video)

In today's new video, Dan Burke demonstrates how to set up a sacred space for prayer, in order to help facilitate meditation. The post How to Set Up a Sacred Space (Video) appeared first on...

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Go to Hell or Go to Prayer (Video)

Our eternal salvation is at risk if we do not engage in prayer. Dan Burke explains the Doctors of the Church's wisdom in this short video on mental prayer. The post Go to Hell or Go to Prayer (Video)...

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Are You on the Path to Holiness?

Kristin Aebli discusses the path to holiness and how the Avila Institute helps students make progress in the spiritual life. The post Are You on the Path to Holiness? appeared first on...

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