Our latest video course is now open for registration. Class will start on Monday, October 11. The final Zoom Q & A is on Novemember 20. This is a 6-week class, for the same price of our five-week classes. As always, scholarships will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more details on the …
We have been talking about Christian meditation: what it is, how to do it, and how to find time for it. We have learned that Christian meditation is not Eastern, non-Christian meditation forms. It is engaging the mind and heart in conversation with God. But you might be wondering what you should use as a …
Meditation is the second expression of prayer taught in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It usually follows and surpasses vocal prayer. It prepares us for the gift of contemplation. As we saw last time, Christian meditation is different from non-Christian meditation. Christian meditation engages the heart and the mind to aid in communion with …
We have been talking about deepening our personal prayer life. When we pray our simple vocal prayers well, we begin to feel a tug towards something deeper, a more heartfelt conversation with God. We desire to address him in our own words, in a more personal and particular way. Traditionally, this prayer from the heart …
This past Monday, Dan Burke and I appeared live on At Home with Jim and Joy on EWTN. We discussed our book The Contemplative Rosary, what contemplation is, and how you can pray the Rosary better. If you missed the show, please enjoy the replay. We also taped a week’s worth of appearances with Johnette Benkovic on …
It’s been a long time since I wrote about St. John of the Cross. The main reason for that is it takes so much time to delve into his writings, understand them myself, then relay them in a way I think my readers will understand. But today we’re going to revisit St. John briefly. Let’s …