March 2, 2018 - Humility and Humiliations

Join Dan Burke and Melissa Elson as they reflect on the meditations of Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene on humility through the willful acceptance of humiliations.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

• Why should we strive to be humble?
• Why is humility the doorway to all of the virtues?
• In the gospels, how does Jesus look upon those who are humble as opposed to those who are prideful?
• Should humility be seen as a type of low self-esteem or lack of confidence?
• How does the world view the humble?
• Should we seek humiliations?
• How should we react to humiliations in order to grow in humility?

Resources:

• Spiritualdirection.com - website
• EWTN Global Catholic Radio
• Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
• EWTN Religious Catalogue - online
• Divine Intimacy by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene
• The Better Part by Fr. John Bartunek
• In Conversation with God by Francis Fernandez-Carvajal
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23 - USCCB Bible link
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