Dear Souls and Hearts Members, I so appreciate when our Resilient Catholics Community members reach out to me with their struggles, allow me to accompany them into their inner worlds and to be with them. Part of that “being with” involves listening to their questions...
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Prayer
Distracted Prayers: Hidden Reasons for Avoiding God
Dear Souls and Hearts members, Journeying together over the past few weeks, we have been exploring the inner psychological factors that fuel our distractions in prayer, impelling our redirection and ultimately undermining our prayer life, causing us to avoid God....
Distractions in Prayer: When Our Parts Cry for Help
Dear Souls and Hearts Members, In my last weekly reflection, titled Distraction and Prayer: Satan, Symptoms, or Something Else?, I offered you some action items geared toward helping you understand how your distractions in prayer can be a gift. The assignment was...
Distraction and Prayer: Satan, Symptoms, or Something Else?
Dear Souls and Hearts Member, My deepest desire for you is that with all your being, embracing your identity as a beloved child of God and Mary, you engage with the three Persons of the Trinity and our Lady in a deep, intimate, loving relationship. I want you to be...
The Secret Psychological Reasons We Fail to Make Time for Prayer
Dear Souls and Hearts Members, In last week’s reflection, Catholic Being vs. Catholic Doing, I promised to dive more deeply into practical recommendations to help you let go of “doing” and enter into “being.” N.B.: I am focusing primarily on the realm of human...
IIC 91: Special Episode: The Litanies of the Heart with Dr. Gerry Crete
Shame, the Prayer Killer
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Four Essentials For God To Grant Your Heart’s Desire – 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Episode 39
Why It’s Okay to Pray Badly – 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Episode 35
A Psychological Take on the Coronavirus and Lent: Prepare for Prayer
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