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...
Send us a text In this episode, Father Sanchez emphasizes the necessity of understanding the sacred authors' intentions in their historical and cultural contexts, and we explore how metaphors like the good shepherd or parables like the sower and the seed reveal deeper spiritual insights. Drawing on guidance from the Catechism, we highlight how these interpretations remain relevant and vital for contemporary believers. The conversation dives deep into the historical and theological developmen...
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...
