Join Dan Burke and Melissa Elson as they answer your questions about prayer commitments, incorporating intercessions into our prayer time, repetitious prayer, spiritual desolation and internet addiction.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

• If we struggle with establishing a morning prayer routine, what can we do to be more successful?
• We must condition our bodies to wake and sleep at the same time each day.
• We need clarity, community, and accountability to be more successful with prayer commitments. 
• How should we handle failure?
• Is it normal for prayer to feel very repetitious?
• Should we separate mental prayer time from prayer for petitions?
• How can we pray most effectively for others?
• What can we do if we feel alone or separated from God?
• How can we overcome a Facebook or internet addiction which leads us to delay our prayers or skip them all together?
• What is the Freedom app and how can it help get an internet addiction under control?

Resources:

• Spiritualdirection.com - website
• EWTN Global Catholic Radio
• Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
• EWTN Religious Catalogue - online
• Into the Deep - Finding Peace Through Prayer by Dan Burke
• The Better Part by Fr. John Bartunek
• Questions? Send an e-mail to Questions@myavila.com or call 818-646-7729. Please leave your name, location and question.