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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – October 7, 2024 – Hour 1

We discuss the meaning of a Missionary Church with Stephen White and examine the Nine Levels of Prayer with Eric Sammons.

 

The Nine Levels of Prayer

Catholicism has developed the best “school of prayer” available, but it’s mostly forgotten today. Eric Sammons joins us to unpack the depth of Catholic prayer.

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The Nine Levels of Prayer

 

Eric Sammons is the editor-in-chief of Crisis Magazine. He’s the author of several books including Who Do You Say That I Am and Holiness for Everyone. Follow him on Twitter @EricRSammons

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How to Be a Missionary Church

As the final meeting of the Synod on Synodality gets underway, it’s worth remembering that the world would have the Church set her sights on any goal other than holiness. In place of surrender and gratitude, the world would have the Church chafe against the very truth that sets us free and behave as though our own clever efforts might somehow improve on God’s mercy. Stephen White joins us with more.

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How to Be a Missionary Church

 

Stephen P. White is executive director of The Catholic Project at The Catholic University of America and a fellow in Catholic Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

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