Prayer in the Heart in a World of Distractions – Audio

August 4, 2014

This is the audio of our third talk in the once-monthly continuing education and catechism series: Acquiring the Mind of the Church!

The talk, Prayer in the Heart in a World of Distractions, was presented at our parish by Mother Victoria, abbess of Saint Barbara Monastery, Santa Paula, CA, and is now available for download listening on Ancient Faith Radio (in the series ‘Acquiring the Mind of the Church’ Series). The audio of the first few minutes improves greatly as the mic was changed! It is well worth the listen!

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