Podcast - Midnight Carmelite

19 Aug 2026 Podcast

Navigating the Void of Consolation

When we first begin to pray, God often blesses us with warm feelings and a clear sense of His presence. Yet, when we enter the void of what we sensed, God is inviting us to stop chasing spiritual highs and begin loving Him for Himself.

12 Aug 2026 Podcast

The Will, The Intellect, and the Secret Knowledge of Love

Discover how true prayer moves beyond intellectual concepts and spiritual consolations into the profound, silent love of the will.

06 Aug 2026 Midnight Compass

The Reality of Spiritual Perfection

Often we carry around a paralyzing misconception of what it means to be perfect. True perfection is not a state of immediate flawlessness but a steadfast and continuous desire to serve God and do His will.

29 Jul 2026 Podcast

The Road to Perfection: What It Actually Means (S11EP19)

Discover what spiritual perfection truly means through the wisdom of the saints and the true meaning of Christ's finished work on the cross.

22 Jul 2026 Midnight Compass

Midnight Compass: Embracing the Poverty of Christ

In our fallen nature, we fear deprivation and cling to comforts. Learn how Christ's willing poverty offers the perfect remedy, calling us to detach from fleeting desires and embrace the glorious freedom of a child of God.

15 Jul 2026 Podcast

Overcoming Fear Through Christ's Poverty (S11EP18)

Discover how Christ's life and choices reveal the path to spiritual freedom and help us overcome our deepest fears.

08 Jul 2026 Podcast

The Chisel of the Craftsman

The friction you endure during unpleasant circumstances isn't a signal to fight back—it's a profound invitation to let the Master Craftsman shape your soul.

01 Jul 2026 Podcast

The Craftsmen of Your Holiness: Embracing Silence (S11EP17)

Discover why St. John of the Cross advises silence in the face of adversity, and learn to view your everyday struggles as craftsmen chiseling you into a saint.

24 Jun 2026 Midnight Compass

The Comfortable Darkness: Dismantling Spiritual Pride

Discover how spiritual pride creates a comfortable darkness for the ego to hide, and learn the practical steps to detach from your spiritual resume so you can receive God's wisdom like an unlearned child.

17 Jun 2026 Podcast

The Shadow of Our Own Greatness (S11EP16)

Struggling with spiritual pride? We examine the theology of detachment to help you navigate the Dark Night of the Soul. Listen now.

10 Jun 2026 Midnight Compass

The Mode of the Receiver: The Purgation of Your Soul

The exhaustion in your prayer is not spiritual regression, but the normative friction of an ens compositum enduring the active engagement of its lower appetites (tendentiarum initur pugna).

03 Jun 2026 Podcast

Detachment and the Mode of the Receiver (S11EP15)

Struggling with sensory attachments? We examine the theology of discursive meditation to help you navigate the Dark Night of the Soul. Listen now.