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Now displaying: November, 2016
Nov 25, 2016

DescriptionThis week, Dan and Melissa share their stories of progress and difficulties in prayer and how we can overcome these obstacles to God.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

  • How have Dan’s Into the Deep parish events impacted its participants?
  • Saint Paul says in his letter to the Philippians chapter 1, verse 6, “I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.”
  • Melissa’s personal testimonies to progress and difficulties in the spiritual life.
  • When do we really fail at prayer?
  • What problem most commonly keeps us away from God?

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Nov 18, 2016

Description: Dan and Melissa answer questions from listeners about hearing God's voice in prayer and spiritual reading versus Scripture reading during prayer time. 

 Topics/Questions covered on the show:

  • If we can meditate more easily on spiritual reading rather than Scripture, should we only pray using spiritual reading? 
  • How do we know if we are hearing the voice of God in prayer?

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Nov 11, 2016

Description: Dan and Melissa discuss how one should handle situations that occur during discovery prayer.

 

Topics/Questions covered on the show:

  • If your prayer time has ended, what should you do if you are not finished with all five steps of discovery prayer?
  • While praying, if the Lord blesses you with a consolation and your prayer time is complete, what should you do?
  • If you are having a consolation, should you move on to complete the steps of discovery prayer or rest with the consolation?

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Nov 4, 2016

Description: This week, Dan and Melissa explain how tolerating distractions in the spiritual life can dissuade the enemy from discouraging us in prayer. 

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

  • It would be unrealistic to believe that we can be free from all distractions in prayer, so we must have strategies to tolerate them.
  • How can we "gently" turn our thoughts back to God during prayer?
  • The Catechism of the Catholic Church reveals to us that our distractions can uncover our sinful attachments.
  • Is perseverance in prayer despite our distractions more meritorious than being without distractions all together?
  • What strategies can we use to tolerate the distractions and turn our hearts back to Jesus?

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