Navigating the Interior Life: Spiritual Direction and the Journey to God - Paperback

by Dan Burke (Author)

In concise, straightforward prose, author Dan Burke here provides an invaluable road map for spiritual growth, complete with signposts to help ensure that you remain on the right path. He guides you through the hazardous terrain that can threaten your spiritual health and shows you how to discern God's will daily and follow it in a meaningful way.

Through intensive study of the major Catholic mystics, Dan has acquired the keys to developing a more meaningful relationship with Christ, which he shares with you in this indispensable volume. The pearls of wisdom you will gain here include the following:

• How to identify the state of your spiritual life -- and the optimal path for your future spiritual growth
• The three critical steps to authentic repentance
• How to know if you are ready (or not ready) for spiritual direction
• The questions you must ask to determine the appropriateness of any potential spiritual director
• How to identify your root sin
• How to develop a rule of life that will help you grow in virtue and spiritual discipline

If you follow the time-tested advice in this book, your faith is sure to grow stronger as you purposefully, consistently, and substantively grow in your relationship with God and neighbor.

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In concise, straightforward prose, author Dan Burke here provides an invaluable road map for spiritual growth, complete with signposts to help ensure that you remain on the right path. He guides you through the hazardous terrain that can threaten your spiritual health and shows you how to discern God's will daily and follow it in a meaningful way.

Through intensive study of the major Catholic mystics, Dan has acquired the keys to developing a more meaningful relationship with Christ, which he shares with you in this indispensable volume. The pearls of wisdom you will gain here include the following:

--How to identify the state of your spiritual life -- and the optimal path for your future spiritual growth

--The three critical steps to authentic repentance

--How to know if you are ready for spiritual direction

--The questions you must ask to determine the appropriateness of any potential spiritual director

--How to identify your root sin

--How to develop a rule of life that will help you grow in virtue and spiritual discipline

If you follow the time-tested advice in this book, your faith is sure to grow stronger as you purposefully, consistently, and substantively grow in your relationship with God and neighbor.

Author Biography

Dan Burke is the founder and President of the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, which offers graduate and personal enrichment studies in spiritual theology to priests, deacons, religious, and laity in 90 countries and prepares men for seminary in over 30 dioceses. Dan is the author and editor of more than 17 books on authentic Catholic spirituality and hosts the Divine Intimacy Radio show with his wife, Stephanie, which is broadcast weekly on EWTN Radio. Past episodes can be found, along with thousands of articles on the interior life, at SpiritualDirection.com. In his deep commitment to the advancement of faithful Catholic spirituality, he is also the founder of Apostoli Viae, a world-wide, private association of the faithful dedicated to living and advancing the authentic spiritual patrimony of the Church. Most importantly, Dan is a blessed husband, father of four, grandfather of one -- and grateful to be Catholic.