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Contemplation - The Inner Life - August 29, 2025 [ENCORE]

The Inner Life

Check out this great show form August 29, 2023 Father Rob Kroll joins Patrick to discuss Contemplation * (4:03) What is Prayer? * How do the three types of prayer, vocal, meditative and contemplative, connect with each other. * (20:02) Rosemary - My mind is either blank many times or I start thinking about things going on in my day and get discouraged. (25:41) Break 1 * How can you rest in the Lords presence by blanking your mind. * (32:02) Carlos - First time practicing contemplation this morning.  Amazed at what he received from the Lord.  Glad you're talking about this today. * Terri - When I try contemplative prayer, I almost feel like it's offensive to God like not giving it all. (39:13) Break 2 * Monica - Has 8 kids.  Homeschooled.  Very busy and really longing to grow in prayer.  It started with sleeping, washing dishes, being with children and coming into union with God. * (46:52) Anna - Prayer also begins with what we do before or after prayer.  How much time to we spend being stimulated by the world? Resources: * Fr. Thomas Merton, Contemplative Prayer * https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/351723.Contemplative_Prayer * CS Lewis, Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer * https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Malcolm-Chiefly-C-S-Lewis/dp/0156027666 * Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M., Prayer Primer * https://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/store/title/prayer-primer-igniting-a-fire-within * Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M., Fire Within: St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and the Gospel—on Prayer​ * https://ignatius.com/fire-within-fwp/ * Fr. Jacques Philippe, Time for God * https://scepterpublishers.org/products/copy-of-time-for-god?srsltid=AfmBOopzvCN9XxB6XBd3ZwdGmgZznUzCbOAdZHvTO-f_wu2_Duyi9qLe&variant=42370443542705 * Peter Kreeft, Prayer for Beginners * https://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/store/title/prayer-for-beginners * Fr. Thomas Acklin and Fr. Boniface Hicks, Personal prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father's Love * https://stpaulcenter.com/product/personal-prayer-a-guide-for-receiving-the-fathers-love/