Learning to Pray with Saint Bonaventure w/ Fr. Rick Martignetti

What does it mean to perfect our love for God? In this episode, Dr. Dauphinais sits down with Fr. Rick Martignetti, Franciscan priest and director of campus ministry at Ave Maria University, to discuss his book Perfect Love, a collection of reflections on prayer inspired by Saint Bonaventure. Fr. Rick speaks about what the Seraphic Doctor can teach Christians today about prayer, contemplation, and love for God.
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[@MrGoodwell]

Thank you for this discussion. It was a beautiful reflection on the life of Saint Bonaventure and Franciscan prayer. I've also looked at Ignatian prayer, which unsurprisingly has a lot of overlap. However, I have a condition called aphantasia, which means, I can't visualize things. Do you have any advice or resources for approaches to prayer that may be more accessible to people with limited visual imagination? Thank you and God bless.

[@TheCatholicTheologyShow]

Thank you so much for your comment and your question. Just as an initial thought, perhaps prayer before the Blessed Sacrament may be a place to begin? That would be a way of visually focusing your prayer if you have access to a Church or chapel. If you're home, perhaps putting on a live adoration channel from online, or listening to Scripture spoken. We will keep you in our prayers. God bless you.