Send us a text We explore mental prayer through a Carmelite lens, moving from definitions and methods to the lived experience of silence, distraction, and trust. The theme is simple and demanding: prayer is a relationship, not a performance, and silence is where love learns to listen. • mental prayer as interior attention and loving presence with God • meditation using reason vs mental prayer using affection and attention • rosary as rhythm that steadies focus on the mysteries • how distract...
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Send us a text We explore mental prayer through a Carmelite lens, moving from definitions and methods to the lived experience of silence, distraction, and trust. The theme is simple and demanding: prayer is a relationship, not a performance, and silence is where love learns to listen. • mental prayer as interior attention and loving presence with God • meditation using reason vs mental prayer using affection and attention • rosary as rhythm that steadies focus on the mysteries • how distract...
An Integrated Faith and Intimacy with God with Mark Gansle
My Friend the Friar
57 minutes
1 year ago
An Integrated Faith and Intimacy with God with Mark Gansle
Send us a text In this episode, John and Mark Gansle continue their conversation and take a heartfelt look at the unique challenges and blessings that come with being a deacon's wife. They discuss how growing closer to God can enhance intimacy, promoting patience, love, and gratitude. They reflect on the powerful practice of praying the Divine Office, showing how praying with the Psalms and canticles can enrich your faith and offer a model for prayer that encompasses all human emotions and bi...
My Friend the Friar
Send us a text We explore mental prayer through a Carmelite lens, moving from definitions and methods to the lived experience of silence, distraction, and trust. The theme is simple and demanding: prayer is a relationship, not a performance, and silence is where love learns to listen. • mental prayer as interior attention and loving presence with God • meditation using reason vs mental prayer using affection and attention • rosary as rhythm that steadies focus on the mysteries • how distract...
