Dan Burke

Dan Burke is an award-winning author, writer, and speaker on Catholic spirituality. He has written and/or edited nine books on faithful Catholic spirituality and is the President and Chief Operating Officer of EWTN News, Inc. Dan is the president of the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, and the creator of Divine Intimacy Radio and SpiritualDirection.com.

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Must-Watch Video: How to Recognize Judas in Your Midst

Fr. John Lankeit, rector of Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral in Phoenix, delivered this powerful homily on Aug. 26.

Dan Burke Blogs August 28, 2018

“Christ Carrying the Cross”, from the Monastery of St. John of the Cross in Segovia, Spain

This is the Dark Night, the Dance of Heaven, Our Redemption

When faced with the Divine kindness of the dark night, we have a choice...

Dan Burke Blogs March 30, 2018

Guido Reni, “The Assumption of the Virgin”, 1637

4 Thoughts About Medjugorje and the Authentic Work of God

If you have drawn near to God, then you need not have any doubt that He has drawn near to you.

Dan Burke Blogs March 10, 2017

Corrado Giaquinto, “Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque Contemplating the Sacred Heart of Jesus”, c. 1765

What the Saints Would Say About ‘Mindfulness’

Should a Catholic pursue the Buddhist practice of mindfulness?

Dan Burke Blogs February 7, 2017

Prayer, Hope and Healing

“Contemplative prayer is the prayer of the child of God, of the forgiven sinner who agrees to welcome the love by which he is loved and who wants to respond to it by loving even more.” (CCC 2712)

Dan Burke Blogs February 3, 2017