30 Days with Teresa of Avila - Reflections on Days 9 & 10

Spiritual direction and spiritual aridity are the topics today as Dan and Melissa discuss letters written by St. Teresa from the book 30 Days with Teresa of Avila.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

• Find your core spirituality with the help of a good spiritual director.
• How is the soul like the weather?
• How not to become discouraged because of distractions during prayer.
• What is spiritual aridity?
• Human (natural) vs. Supernatural causes of aridity.
• How can we identify the causes of spirtual aridity?
• St. John of the Cross and the Dark Night of the Soul
• Read along with the SpiritualDirection.com book club, and call in with questions: 818-646-7729.

Resources:

• 30 Days with Teresa of Avila - Dan Burke and Anthony Lilles
• Dr. Anthony Lilles - http://www.spiritualdirection.com/author/dr-lilles
• SpiritualDirection.com Book Club
• Navigating the Interior Life - Dan Burke
• http://avila-institute.com - The Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
• Dark Night of the Soul - St. John of the Cross