Difficulties in Prayer - Distraction and Desolation

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 the one on 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. // We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. // 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.”