Prayer and Spiritual Life

Prayer and Spiritual Life: Questions & Answers

Explore 27 questions and answers about Prayer and Spiritual Life, answered by Dr. Robert Sungenis.

Is there a time requirement for the detachment from sin needed to gain a plenary indulgence?
What do you think of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich, the visionary and stigmatist?
What are your thoughts on arguments against the Luminous Mysteries of the rosary?
Is attending weekly confession a bad thing?
Why do some Catholics seem extraordinarily gifted spiritually while most of us feel ordinary?
Why didn't God save John the Baptist from such a horrific death, given his greatness?
Are blessings of pets appropriate?
Are the modern charismatic movements genuine works of the Holy Spirit?
What is your opinion of St. Faustina's Diary if parts of it seem self-serving?
Is the 'dark night of the soul' when God stops communicating with a saint?
How do I work with grace to fight against the urges of the body?
Does Catholic redemptive suffering add to the finished work of Christ?
Which is better, the monastic life or marriage?
How literally should we take the promises attached to devotions like the scapular and the St. Gertrude prayer?
Can a Catholic in a state of grace be possessed, or does needing deliverance prove he was never saved?
Was it wrong for the Church not to venerate Emperor Constantine as a saint, and should it be corrected?
Is it legitimate for the Church to accept consecrated single people who vow lifelong celibacy?
Did some female saints claim to have sexual relationships with Jesus?
What do I do if my prayers feel like nothing but asking God for things?
Why does Satan possess certain people himself rather than send his demons, and is possession by Satan personally rare?
What is the difference between the world as an enemy of the soul and the world as the place in which we live?
Do you have to pray out loud for a saint to hear your request for prayers?
What is the Catholic view of Sigmund Freud and psychology?
Must we forgive someone who has not repented or asked for forgiveness?
Thomas a Kempis says you cannot be happy both here and in heaven; how should we understand that?
If the bishop ignores my complaint that a priest broke the seal of confession, does it just come down to his word against mine?
How can you recognize the signs that you are not in a state of grace, and how do you know if you are being scrupulous?

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