A Practical Tip
A practical tip on mortification: If you like the blueberry fruit snack most and the mango least, choose the mango. Small "no's" build strength for a "yes" to God.
Your Daily Question
A reflective question: When you sit down to pray, is your mind free to love God, or is it agitated by the attachments you fed all day?
The Non-Negotiable
"You cannot have a robust spiritual life without active mortification." This is the foundation that makes real growth and focus in prayer possible.
Build Spiritual Muscle
What is mortification and how does it build spiritual muscle? Learn how small, daily denials can make you more focused and docile within prayer.
A Disciplined Life Supports Disciplined Prayer (S10EP09)
Build spiritual muscle and focus your prayer. This Midnight Carmelite episode defines mortification and how to use it to overcome attachments.
Are You Seeking God, or Just His Consolations? (S10, EP08)
This is a members-only guide from The Midnight Compass. In this post, we explore how to know if you're seeking God or just the good feelings He provides.
A Step to Uproot Selfishness in Prayer
A simple, practical tip for your prayer this week: Identify one area where you might be seeking feelings over a relationship with God.
An Honest Question
A reflective question for your prayer life: Are we chasing the good feelings God provides, or are we seeking a relationship with God Himself, even in dryness?
The Wrong Focus
Are you seeking the consolations of God, or the God of consolations? A key quote on how focusing on spiritual feelings can corrupt our prayer life.
A Shallow Faith
Spiritual gluttony corrupts our prayer by making it about seeking feelings rather than cultivating a relationship with God. Learn how to move past this shallow faith.
Uprooting the Attachment to Spiritual Consolations in Prayer (S10, EP08)
Seeking the consolations of God, not the God of consolations? This Midnight Carmelite podcast episode tackles the vice of spiritual gluttony in prayer.
Using The Only Metric That Matters in the Spiritual Life (S10, EP07)
This is a members-only guide from The Midnight Compass. In this post, we explore how to turn the metric of "love of neighbor" into a concrete weekly plan. Upgrade to unlock the full post and the 3-step practice guide.