Nov 2023

1h 14m

The Ache Speaks with Mother Petra

Father Michael O'Loughlin and Mother Natalia

About this episode

This week we're joined by special guest, Mother Petra! Mother Petra and Mother Natalia talk about experiencing an ache for beauty and how that ache can be given to us by God. We talk a lot about C.S. Lewis, a favorite of both Mother Petra and Mother Natalia.

Plus we've got a mini-topic on praying with religious art.

References:
Mother Petra on The Journey Home
The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis
The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
Reflections on the Psalms by C.S. Lewis
Letting Gifts be Gifts
Beginning to Pray by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom
CaringBridge Site for Brian

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