#11: Difficulties in Prayer - Distraction and Desolation The Pilgrim Soul

Giuliana and Sofia take on two forms of difficulty in prayer: distraction and desolation. What causes these difficulties? Is it possible that they can be a gift from God? And what practical steps can we take if we’re plagued by distraction or stuck in desolation? This is a follow-up episode to #5: Prayer.

Our weekly challenge is to go for a walk in silence. And our media recommendation is East Coker, the second poem from T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets.

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Other resources we mention:
- Cardinal Robert Sarah’s book The Power of Silence
- Fr. Jacques Philippe’s book Time for God
- Saint John of the Cross’ poem Dark Night of the Soul
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises
- Saint Teresa of Calcutta’s writings in Come Be My Light
- Luigi Giussani’s book La Convenienza Umana della Fede
- The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”