Tammy Peterson, a recent convert to the Catholic Church, shares her transformative journey of faith and prayer. She discusses the power of prayer as sustenance and intercession, offering insights into transubstantiation and the significance of the Eucharist. Tammy emphasizes the importance of prayer during suffering and the communal support that uplifts individuals. She also explores spiritual reflection techniques, drawing lessons from Dante's Divine Comedy, and connects the harmony of prayer with song, illustrating the enriching role of music in worship.
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Prayer's Power in Suffering
Prayer provides sustenance during difficult times, connecting us to something deeper.
It transcends the present moment, offering peace beyond worldly understanding.
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Intercessory Prayer
In the Catholic tradition, praying for others can extend to those unable to pray for themselves.
This interconnectedness allows one person's prayer to benefit another, even across distances.
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Praying for the Desperate
Bishop Barron recalls a teacher explaining the purpose of praying a desperate psalm.
Even if we don't feel the psalm's despair, someone in the Body of Christ does, and we pray for them.
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The Divine Comedy is an Italian narrative poem begun around 1308 and completed around 1321. It is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The poem discusses the state of the soul after death and presents an image of divine justice, describing Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. It is an allegory representing the soul's journey towards God, drawing on medieval Catholic theology and philosophy, especially Thomistic philosophy. The work is considered one of the greatest in Italian literature and Western literature, and it helped establish the Tuscan language as the standardized Italian language.
The Seven Storey Mountain
Thomas Merton
The Seven Storey Mountain is Thomas Merton's autobiography, written while he was a monk at the Abbey of Gethsemani. The book chronicles Merton's early life, his conversion to Roman Catholicism at age 23, and his decision to join the Trappist order at the age of 26. It is a unique spiritual autobiography that mirrors Dante's journey from hell through purgatory to paradise, reflecting Merton's transition from a worldly life to monastic life. The book has been highly influential and has touched millions of lives, translated into more than twenty languages and recognized as one of the most influential religious works of our time.
Through a litany of trials and grace, Tammy Peterson found her way to the Catholic Church. We bring you the second half of an hour-long conversation she had recently with Bishop Barron. The two explore transubstantiation, the power of prayer, grace in suffering, and more.
00:00 | Intro 00:28 | Prayer as sustenance and as intercession across space and time 06:00 | What is transubstantiation? 11:50 | Praying Scripture 13:30 | Prayerful examination of a day 18:33 | Examining Dante’s Divine Comedy 20:08 | Dark nights of the soul 23:31 | Grace in suffering 31:27 | Remembering the body 32:58 | Singing and prayer 34:16 | Join the Word on Fire Institute
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