TAN Direction Episode 5. The Way of Perfection: Spiritual Love, Detachment, and Forsaking Self

 

Episode 5. The Way of Perfection: Spiritual Love, Detachment, and Forsaking Self

Fr. Timothy Reid relays Saint Teresa’s practical advice on spiritual love, emphasizing its disinterested nature and its focus on the beloved’s progress in the love of God, contrasting it with earthly affection. He also discusses the importance of detachment from worldly attachments, including family, to fully devote oneself to God. Fr. Reid concludes this episode by highlighting the necessity of perfect charity and humility in relationships, urging us to love others with a pure, spiritually enriching love.

Episode five covers chapters 7-9.

Meet Your Host

Fr. Timothy Reid, a convert to the Catholic Faith, earned his B.S. in Marketing from Indiana University, but later changed his focus to pursue the study of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America. After attaining an M.A. in Philosophy in 1996, he took a job with the Migration and Refugee Services of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Following his Theology studies at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, earning an M.A. in Theology and a Masters of Divinity, Fr. Reid was ordained in 2004. In 2007, he was made Pastor of St. Ann Catholic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he continues to serve today. Fr. Reid is a Third Order Carmelite and serves as the Spiritual Director of the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Secular Carmelite group in Charlotte. He also hosted The Commentaries: The Interior Castle.

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