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Show Notes:
Fasting – What are the spiritual benefits continued…
- Appetites – the insatiable nature of our appetites – never can find true satisfaction
- True satisfaction is only found in relationship with God
- Jesus modeled the practice of fasting
- Desire to love God through self sacrifice
- John of the Cross
- Soul is finite and can’t love God and creation simultaneously
- Attachments limit our spiritual growth
- Illustrations of the impact of attachments – bird and hot air balloon
- The contemplative life requires that we abandon attachments
- Necessity of shedding habitual venial and mortal sin
- We can be free of habitual sin and attachments – it really is possible
- Attachment is an inordinate desire for pleasure
- Faster way through dark night and into the illuminative way – rules for detachment (from Ascent of Mount Carmel)
- Authentic Spiritual disciplines
- Set us free rather than constrain us
- Give us true and lasting joy
- Melissa’s example of the wrong way to prepare for Lent – Sunkist!
- Spiritual self-evaluation using Navigating the Interior Life
- The goal of all spiritual discipline is to know and love God in this life and beyond
- Evaluate sacramental participation (confession, adoration, reconciliation)
- Can we increase our participation in Mass for Lent?
- John of the Cross – every negation is also an affirmation
- Can we increase participation in Adoration?
- Melissa’s experience of the impact of Adoration
- Other practices of self-evaluation from Navigating the Interior Life
Next Show:
- More on Preparing for Lent – the goal is to conclude this series with simple and clear steps to Lenten planning.
Resources:
- Divine Intimacy by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen – Published by Baronius Press
- Navigating the Interior Life – Spiritual Direction and the Journey to God
- Guide for Examination of Conscience Download
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About Dan Burke
Dan is the founder of Catholic Spiritual Direction, the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, and author of the award winning book, Navigating the Interior Life – Spiritual Direction and the Journey to God. Beyond his “contagious” love for Jesus and His Church, he is a grateful husband and father of four, the Executive Director of and writer for EWTN’s National Catholic Register, a regular co-host on Register Radio, a writer and speaker who provides online spiritual formation and travels to share his conversion story and the great riches that the Church provides us through authentic Catholic spirituality. Dan has been featured on EWTN’s Journey Home program and numerous radio programs.
