Meditation & Mental Prayer: Catholics Talking To God.

In this episode we meditate on the Calming of the Storm.   We look at how we might meditate on the Gospel history and how our meditation would carry us into a deeper relationship with Jesus. Send us Fan Mail

For Meditation & Mental Prayer Journals go to: https://meditationjournals.com/ There is an offer of a free meditation journal to download. The Gospel of John chapter II 1-11 And the third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there. And Jesus also was invited, and his disciples, to the marriage. And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus saith to him: They ha...

At first thought meditating on your inevitable death might seem morbid, negative or unnecessary but all the saints did it.  Thomas a Kempis in the Imitation of Christ has a chapter on meditating on our death.    The aim of this mediation is to cut us free from earthly cares that inhibit our loving God and God alone. We consider how our bodily cares are transient.  St Teresa of Avila says: "Re...

Why would St Ignatius want us to meditate on Hell?  God does not send anyone to Hell.  When we commit a mortal sin we take the hand of Satan and say, lead me on.  And on we go with him into Hell.  If we are still holding a demon’s hand when we die: he will lead us down into Hell.  Why would that be so difficult to understand.  That’s justice, we have free will to choose and we chose.  St Ignatius...

St Ignatius Loyola wants to show us how to become perfect through Meditation and Mental Prayer.  So he begins at the beginning, that is with God and our relationship to Him.  St Ignatius wants us to understand the reality of the grievousness of our sins which are a huge insult to God. In helping us to understand the magnitude of our offenses, Ignatius shows us the Majesty of the Most High God who...

Bible references in this Episode 10 Ps xviii 5 Gen Chapters 1, 2 & 3 Ecclus 18: 6 Ecclus 18: 3,4 Ecclus  17: 10,11 Ps 8: 67  Ps 17: 21 Sirach 17: 3,4,10,11, Matt 12:36 Hebrew 10:31 In this episode we follow the meditation and mental prayer from St Ignatius Loyola's Spiritual Exercises.  Our Paradise Squandered encourages us to ponder on the greatest mistake of all time and to consider our...

This is an Ignatian Meditation.  It lays the foundation of our understanding of our relationship with God.  God's just judgement on the rebel angels who sinned only once and His treatment of man who constantly sins against Him is the food for this meditation and mental prayer. The Douay-Rheims Bible verses used in this episode: Psalm.  103:4 Psalm.     8:6 Job.        4:18 Isiah.     14:13 Ju...

meditationjournals.com    In this episode we acquire tools to help us change our world view to experience the reality that this world and every minuscule component and element only exist by God's provenance. We cannot take them away from God by claiming that we own them.  God created all things and therefore owns all things. This is Truth and does not depend on finite man to approve it.  Even...

All the saints suffered batterings from Satan because of their journey into holiness through mental prayer. In this episode I take a look at how active Satan is when he sees us do meditation and mental prayer. Because he knows we are escaping his clutches, he comes after us all the more. 0.00 attracting the attention of Satan 1.04 the temptations of Christ 2.07 keeping ourselves safe in mental pra...

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The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola are a foundation for Mental Prayer.  In this episode we look at the exercises or steps laid out by St Ignatius that lead the aspirant to holiness.   Send us Fan Mail

Want to grow in Holiness? Love Journaling?  Then you will appreciate using our book: “Catholic Journal: Meditation & Mental Prayer” Or you may prefer a more dedicated Journal: “Meditation & Mental Prayer: Following Christ to Calvary.  A Catholic Journal”. For sale on Amazon or on our own site: meditationjournals.com Both journals are offered FREE as ebooks. Send us Fan Mail

Saint Teresa tells us that to expedite our faults is our first objective in Mental Prayer. In this episode I show you how to identify your Predominant Fault which is keeping you from being as pleasing to God as you would like to be.   Having said that, His Majesty may during your Mental Prayer, point out to you a different fault that you were not aware of and that He wishes you to attend to.  This...

Want to grow in Holiness? Love Journaling?  Then you will appreciate using our book: “Catholic Journal: Meditation & Mental Prayer” Or you may prefer a more dedicated Journal: “Meditation & Mental Prayer: Following Christ to Calvary.  A Catholic Journal”. For sale on Amazon or on our own site: meditationjournals.com Both journals are offered FREE as ebooks. Mentioned in this episode: Recap...

Want to grow in Holiness? Love Journaling?  Then you will appreciate using our book: “Catholic Journal: Meditation & Mental Prayer” Or you may prefer a more dedicated Journal: “Meditation & Mental Prayer: Following Christ to Calvary.  A Catholic Journal”. For sale on Amazon or on our own site: meditationjournals.com Both journals are offered FREE as ebooks. In this Podcast   I answer the q...