The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit:
Every Spiritual Warrior’s Guide to God’s Invincible Gifts
Description: Dan and Melissa speak with Dr. Kevin Vost about his book, The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Every Spiritual Warrior’s Guide to God’s Invincible Gifts.
Questions/Topics discussed on the show:
- What are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit and why are they important?
- Why are St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Bonaventure such strong sources for this book?
- After the sacrament of Confirmation, why aren’t the gifts of the Holy Spirit apparent immediately in most of us?
- How are the gifts of the Holy Spirit different from the virtues?
- What can we do to move the soul to cooperate with the Holy Spirit so that we can best make use of these gifts?
- What is the difference between the gifts and the charisms of the Holy Spirit?
- What are some practical ways to live out these gifts?
- Why does each chapter end with a section on the Jesus, the Blessed Mother, and a particular saint?
Resources for this week’s show:
- Spiritualdirection.com – website
- EWTN Global Catholic Radio
- Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
- EWTN Religious Catalogue – online
- Sophia Institute Press
- The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Every Spiritual Warrior’s Guide to God’s Invincible Gifts by Kevin Vost
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About Dan Burke
Dan is the President of the Avila Foundation, the parent organization of SpiritualDirection.com, the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, Divine Intimacy Radio and Divine Intimacy Radio Author Insights Edition, author of the award-winning book, Navigating the Interior Life – Spiritual Direction and the Journey to God, and his newest books Finding God Through Meditation-St. Peter of Alcantara, 30 Days with Teresa of Avila, Into the Deep and Living the Mystery of Merciful Love: 30 Days with Thérèse of Lisieux. 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.
