Progress in Prayer, Episode 8: Silence
Another key aspect of growth in the spiritual life is silence. This silence is not only external, it is internal as well. We must create a space for Our Lord to speak to us,...
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Progress in Prayer, Episode 7: Reading
Prayer flows from the topics and ideas that most frequently populate our minds. One of the surest ways to stock our mind with worthy thoughts is through reading the right books. If you wish...
Progress in Prayer, Episode 6: Mortification
Modern man flies from mortification, but without mortification there can be no progress in the spiritual life. Fr. Trauner also discusses the strange paradox that mortification can sometimes be an escape from mortification. If...
Progress in Prayer, Episode 5: Proper Dispositions
We cannot enter into prayer unless we remove those things that hold us back. These can be the most innocuous daily tasks or routines: but nothing is neutral in the Christian life. We must...
Progress in Prayer, Episode 4: Challenges in Prayer
As growing in prayer is also growing in one’s own interior life, there will be challenges along the way. In this episode Fr. Trauner discusses some of those challenges and how to deal with...
Progress in Prayer, Episode 3: How Prayer Works
Prayer is not something that simply “happens” to us. It is something that we must initiate, maintain, and constantly seek to grow in. Also discussed are various preparations and tactics for approaching daily mental...
Progress in Prayer, Episode 2: What is Prayer?
In this episode Fr. Trauner explains some basic ways of thinking about prayer and some ideas for how we can grow in it. If you wish to purchase the book to follow along with...
Progress in Prayer, Episode 1: A Prayerful Orientation
Many Catholics are afraid of prayer, in part because they don’t conceive properly of what it is: not just a conversation with your Creator, but a way of being, a mindset, a way to...
Back to Basics, Episode 9: Spirituality and Prayer
What should be some basic goals of everyday spiritual practice? What about mental prayer, the Rosary, and the Divine Office? Back to Basics is a series that focuses on the Catholic way to think...
Fighting for Advent
Today, December 6th, is the feast of St. Nicholas: Bishop of Myra, patron of children, and great defender of the Faith against Arianism. Modern times have seen his memory distorted into the materialistic Santa...
