What is Mental Prayer, I Don't Understand It

About this episode

Dan and Stephanie Burke discuss the concept of mental prayer with Dr. Lilles, emphasizing the Our Father as a foundational element.

Join Dan and Stephanie Burke as they speak with Dr. Lilles about mental prayer, what it is and how the Our Father is the starting point into it! Resources: Remain in Me and I in You Book Study - online formation Remain in Me and I in You - Fr. Wayne Sattler And You Will Find Rest - Fr. Wayne Sattler Spiritual Warfare and Discernment of Spirits - video series Discernment of Spirits for Beginners - Dr. Mary Ruth Hackett & Dan Burke Into the Deep - video series Finding Peace in the Storm - Dan Burke Into the Deep – Dan Burke Spiritual Warfare and the Discernment of Spirits - Dan Burke The Contemplative Rosary - Dan Burke and Connie Rossini A Catholic Guide to Mindfulness - Susan Brinkmann OCDS Avila-Institute.org/events - website Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation EWTN Religious Catalogue – online

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan Burke, Stephanie Burke

Guest: Dr. Lilles

Topics covered

• mental prayer
• Our Father
• spiritual formation
• discernment
• spiritual warfare

Keywords

• mental prayer
• Our Father
• spirituality
• discernment of spirits
• Catholic mindfulness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpiritualDirection.com, Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, EWTN Religious Catalogue

Books & works: Remain in Me and I in You, And You Will Find Rest, Spiritual Warfare and Discernment of Spirits, Discernment of Spirits for Beginners, Into the Deep, Finding Peace in the Storm, The Contemplative Rosary, A Catholic Guide to Mindfulness

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