A humble prayer calls down fire from above, and as we learn to live a life rooted in prayer, this heavenly fire grows into a profound awareness of the presence of God. This is the deepest purpose of prayer, and making this journey is essential for reaching the heights of holiness for which we were made. In Fire From Above, Dr. Anthony Lilles, Academic Dean at St. John's Seminary in California, shows you how to put your whole life in conversation with the Risen Lord within the Catholic tradition of spirituality. The wisdom of great saints and mystics will help you discover how to surrender your pride and appeal to God with humble trust, and how prayer addresses your deepest human needs. Dr. Lilles then shows you how the mystery of prayer unfolds, and how God provides heroic levels of courage and deep internal resolve through humble and persevering devotion. You'll examine how spiritual battles and dryness in prayer are essential to reaching communion with God, including the dark night of the soul. In these remarkable pages, you'll also explore: <li>Why finding time to pray is always possible and necessary even when life is busy</li> <li>How the proper use of sacramentals can render the heart more vulnerable to God's saving power while protecting it from evil.</li> <li>Practical ways to confront self-deception and other challenges to contemplative prayer.</li> <li>How forgiveness and bearing hardships are means for spiritual maturity</li> <li>The indispensible role of Our Lady in the life of faith</li> Read these pages, and you'll soon embark on the epic adventure which is the life of prayer, and you'll find encouragement to desire neither the goods nor the experiences of this world, but instead to pursue alone the Lord and His divine plan for your life.

Fire from Above: Christian Contemplation and Mystical Wisdom (Spiritual Direction)

Religion & Spirituality

Anthony Lilles

Christian Books & Bibles

Sophia Institute Press

Collection of letters from Spanish mystic St. Teresa of Avila offering advice for beginners in contemplative prayer.

30 Days with Teresa of Avila (Navigating the Interior Life)

Dan Burke

Living the Mystery of Merciful Love: 30 Days with Thérèse of Lisieux is the latest in the Navigating the Interior Life series, which brings the wisdom of the saints into the hands of today's readers. In this presentation of intimate letters from St. Thérèse of Lisieux to her sisters and close friends, authors Anthony Lilles and Dan Burke lay out the Little Flower's program for complete self-offering to God through her Oblation to Merciful Love.

Living the Mystery of Merciful Love: 30 Days with Thérèse of Lisieux (Navigating the Interior Life)

Living the Mystery of Merciful Love: 30 Days with Thérèse of Lisieux is the latest in the Navigating the Interior Life series, which brings the wisdom of the saints into the hands of today's readers. In this presentation of intimate letters from St. Thérèse of Lisieux to her sisters and close friends, authors Anthony Lilles and Dan Burke lay out the Little Flower's program for complete self-offering to God through her Oblation to Merciful Love.

Living the Mystery of Merciful Love: 30 Days With Thérèse of Lisieux

Sophia Inst Pr

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Fire from Above: Christian Contemplation and Mystical Wisdom (Spiritual Direction)

30 Days with Teresa of Avila (Navigating the Interior Life)

Living the Mystery of Merciful Love: 30 Days with Thérèse of Lisieux (Navigating the Interior Life)

Living the Mystery of Merciful Love: 30 Days With Thérèse of Lisieux