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True prayer - 30 Days with Teresa of Avila - Reflections on Day 22

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Dan and Melissa discuss the impact of suffering on prayer and how to differentiate true prayer from manufactured prayer. Listen as they reflect on letters from St. Teresa from the book 30 Days with Teresa of Avila.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

  • Where does suffering come from?
  • Why does God allow suffering?
  • Where is God in our suffering?
  • The impact of suffering on prayer.
  • How to pray effectively in the midst of profound physical suffering.
  • True prayer vs. manufactured prayer.
  • What is the goal of true prayer?
  • How we can make vocal prayer contemplative.

    • Resources:

    • 30 Days with Teresa of Avila - Dan Burke and Anthony Lilles
    • http://www.spiritualdirection.com - Catholic Spiritual Direction website
    • Book of Job - USCCB Bible link
    • Gospel of John, Chapter 9 - USCCB Bible link
    • Romans, Chapter 8 - USCCB Bible link
    • 1 Kings, Ch. 18: Elijah and the prophets of Baal - USCCB Bible link
    • Rosarium Virginis Mariae - Pope St. John Paul II Apostolic Letter on the Rosary
    • The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary - EWTN.com
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