DH Daily Lenten School of Prayer with St. Teresa of Avila – Chap 8 & 9 – The Way of Perfection

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THE WAY OF PERFECTION
By
St. Teresa of Avila

Chapter 8 & 9

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Treats of the great benefit of self-detachment, both interior and
exterior, from all things created.

Treats of the great blessing that shunning their relatives brings
to those who have left the world and shows how by doing so they
will find truer friends.

THE WAY OF PERFECTION
by
ST. TERESA OF AVILA
Translated & Edited by
E. ALLISON PEERS
from the Critical Editon of
P. SILVERIO DE SANTA TERESA, C.D.

LR1 A Lord of the Rings Spiritual Retreat with Fr. Timothy Gallagher

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We begin the series with a look at the spiritual life of J.R.R. Tolkien. From his letters we learn how his Catholic faith, and in particular his devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, is a significant influence in his life and in the writing of “The Lord of the Rings.”

142 To Robert Murray, SJ. 2 December 1953 76 Sandfield Road, Headington, Oxford

I think I know exactly what you mean by the order of Grace; and of course by your references to Our Lady, upon which all my own small perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded. The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision. That is why I have not put in, or have cut out, practically all references to anything like ‘religion’, to cults or practices, in the imaginary world. For the religious element is absorbed into the story and the symbolism.

Father Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V., was ordained in 1979 as a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, a religious community dedicated to retreats and spiritual formation according to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Fr. Gallagher is featured on the EWTN series “Living the Discerning Life: The Spiritual Teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola”.

For more information on how to obtain copies of Fr. Gallaghers’s various books and audio which are available for purchase, please visit his website: frtimothygallagher.org

For the other episodes in this series check out Fr. Timothy Gallagher’s “Discerning Hearts” page

DH Daily Lenten School of Prayer with St. Teresa of Avila – Chap 7 – The Way of Perfection

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THE WAY OF PERFECTION
By
St. Teresa of Avila

Chapter 7

For the pdf containing the complete text and footnotes click here

Treats of the same subject of spiritual love and gives certain counsels for gaining it.

THE WAY OF PERFECTION
by
ST. TERESA OF AVILA
Translated & Edited by
E. ALLISON PEERS
from the Critical Editon of
P. SILVERIO DE SANTA TERESA, C.D.

DH Daily Lenten School of Prayer with St. Teresa of Avila – Chap 6 – The Way of Perfection

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THE WAY OF PERFECTION
By
St. Teresa of Avila

Chapter 6

For the pdf containing the complete text and footnotes click here

St. Teresa returns to the subject of perfect love, already begun.

THE WAY OF PERFECTION
by
ST. TERESA OF AVILA
Translated & Edited by
E. ALLISON PEERS
from the Critical Editon of
P. SILVERIO DE SANTA TERESA, C.D.

The Desert Experience…

This video is quite lovely. Just remember the greatest temptations come when you’re at the end of your desert experience.

Temptation, the Church, and ticking off the Devil with Fr. Mark McKercher

Temptation, the Church, and ticking off the Devil with Fr. Mark McKercher. Fr. McKercher offers insight on how to battle the enemy.

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Gospel MT 4:1-11

At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert
to be tempted by the devil.
He fasted for forty days and forty nights,
and afterwards he was hungry.
The tempter approached and said to him,
“If you are the Son of God,
command that these stones become loaves of bread.”
He said in reply,
“It is written:
One does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes forth
from the mouth of God.”

Then the devil took him to the holy city,
and made him stand on the parapet of the temple,
and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down.
For it is written:
He will command his angels concerning you
and with their hands they will support you,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.”
Jesus answered him,
“Again it is written,
You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.”
Then the devil took him up to a very high mountain,
and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence,
and he said to him, “All these I shall give to you,
if you will prostrate yourself and worship me.”
At this, Jesus said to him,
“Get away, Satan!
It is written:
The Lord, your God, shall you worship
and him alone shall you serve.”

Then the devil left him and, behold,
angels came and ministered to him.

ST-V15 Romans 5-8 Seeking Truth with Sharon Doran Video Podcast

“Romans 5-8” – Seeking Truth Catholic Bible Study from Discerning Hearts on Vimeo.

In this week’s lecture, Sharon continues to guide us through Romans. She begins with a nice explanation about Paul’s use of diatribe, a literary technique where the speaker engages in a dialogue with imaginary opponents. Understanding this technique is essential to understanding Paul’s intended message. Using Romans 5 as a spring-board, Sharon then goes on to give us an in-depth teaching on the theological virtues of faith, hope and love. Another theme that runs through Romans is summed up in the doxology of the Lord’s Prayer; it is “Through Him, With Him and In Him.” Everything goes through Jesus: freedom from sin, freedom from death. Sharon concludes with this wonderful insight: God always creates through water and Spirit. From the creation of the world, to the recreation after the flood, to the creation of the nation of Israel, to the creation of the Church, to the creation of our new lives through Baptism, God creates through water and Spirit.

For the audio-only version of this podcast

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Sharon Doran serves as the teaching director of “Seeking Truth.” An experienced Bible Study teacher, Sharon has a passion for scripture that will motivate and challenge you to immerse yourself in God’s Word and apply His message to your everyday life.

“Seeking Truth” is an in-depth Catholic Bible Study, commissioned by the Archdiocese of Omaha in response to John Paul II’s call to the New Evangelization as well as Pope Benedict XVI’s exhortation for all Catholics to study scripture. To learn more go to:www.seekingtruth.net

DH Daily Lenten School of Prayer with St. Teresa of Avila – Chap 5 – The Way of Perfection

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THE WAY OF PERFECTION
By
St. Teresa of Avila

Chapter 5

For the pdf containing the complete text and footnotes click here

St. Teresa exhorts the nuns to keep their Rule and names three things which are important for the spiritual life. Describes the first of these three things, which is love of one’s neighbour, and speaks of the harm which can be done by individual friendships

THE WAY OF PERFECTION
by
ST. TERESA OF AVILA
Translated & Edited by
E. ALLISON PEERS
from the Critical Editon of
P. SILVERIO DE SANTA TERESA, C.D.

DPD5 – Review (cont.) and Forgiveness – The Daily Prayer of Discernment: The Examen Prayer w/ Fr. Timothy Gallagher

Fr. Gallagher continues to discuss the third step – REVIEW – which is where the “The Discernment of Spirits” intersects with “The Examen”. Then we approach the fourth step – FORGIVENESS – which is what all the actions in the prayer are leading to.

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As outlined from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola
(translated from the autograph by Fr. E. Mullan, S.J. 1909 in the public domain)

METHOD FOR MAKING THE GENERAL EXAMEN
It contains in it five Points.

First Point. The first Point is to give thanks to God our Lord for the benefits received.
Second Point. The second, to ask grace to know our sins and cast them out.
Third Point. The third, to ask account of our soul from the hour that we rose up to the present Examen, hour by hour, or period by period: and first as to thoughts, and then as to words, and then as to acts, in the same order as was mentioned in the Particular Examen.
Fourth Point. The fourth, to ask pardon of God our Lord for the faults.
Fifth Point. The fifth, to purpose amendment with His grace.

OUR FATHER.

Father Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V., was ordained in 1979 as a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, a religious community dedicated to retreats and spiritual formation according to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Fr. Gallagher is featured on the EWTN series “Living the Discerning Life: The Spiritual Teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola”. For more information on books and audio available for purchase from Fr. Timothy Gallagher check out his website: www.frtimothygallagher.org

For the other episodes in this series check out
Fr. Timothy Gallagher’s “Discerning Hearts” page

DH Daily Lenten School of Prayer with St. Teresa of Avila – Chap 4 – The Way of Perfection

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THE WAY OF PERFECTION
By
St. Teresa of Avila

Chapter 4 & Appendix

For the pdf containing the complete text and footnotes click here

Exhorts the nuns to keep their Rule and names three things which are important for the spiritual life. Describes the first of these three things, which is love of one’s neighbour, and speaks of the harm which can be done by individual friendships

Appendix

THE WAY OF PERFECTION
by
ST. TERESA OF AVILA
Translated & Edited by
E. ALLISON PEERS
from the Critical Editon of
P. SILVERIO DE SANTA TERESA, C.D.

THE WAY OF PERFECTION By St. Teresa of Avila

Chapter 8 & 9

For more information on how to obtain copies of Fr. Gallaghers’s various books and audio which are available for purchase, please visit his website: frtimothygallagher.org

THE WAY OF PERFECTION By St. Teresa of Avila

Chapter 7

THE WAY OF PERFECTION By St. Teresa of Avila

Chapter 6

Gospel MT 4:1-11

THE WAY OF PERFECTION By St. Teresa of Avila

Chapter 5

THE WAY OF PERFECTION By St. Teresa of Avila

Chapter 4 & Appendix

THE WAY OF PERFECTION
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St. Teresa of Avila

THE WAY OF PERFECTION
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St. Teresa of Avila

THE WAY OF PERFECTION
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St. Teresa of Avila

THE WAY OF PERFECTION
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St. Teresa of Avila

THE WAY OF PERFECTION
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St. Teresa of Avila