Why do faithful Christians who pray and attend Mass regularly sometimes experience a lack of spiritual joy or consolation? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim welcomes back Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB, Benedictine monk at New Norcia Abbey in Australia and translator of TAN Books' Thomas à Kempis series (Solitude and Silence: The Cloister of the Heart). Fr. Nixon explains that spiritual dryness often signals an over-reliance on external, worldly consolations. Drawing parallels to sports fandom, politics, careers, and video games, they discuss Thomas à Kempis's practical advice for cultivating holy detachment—reducing our emotional investment in passing worldly affairs to fix our hearts on God alone. Stream now!

Why do faithful Christians who pray and attend Mass regularly sometimes experience a lack of spiritual joy or consolation? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim welcomes back Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB, Benedictine monk at New Norcia Abbey in Australia and translator of TAN Books' Thomas &agrave; Kempis series (Solitude and Silence: The Cloister of the Heart). Fr. Nixon explains that spiritual dryness often signals an over-reliance on external, worldly consolations. Drawing parallels to sports fandom, politics, careers, and video games, they discuss Thomas &agrave; Kempis's practical advice for cultivating holy detachment&mdash;reducing our emotional investment in passing worldly affairs to fix our hearts on God alone. Stream now!

Son Rise Morning Show The Son Rise Morning Show with Anna Mitchell and Matt Swaim is fast-paced, motivating and informational – always from the Catholic perspective. You’ll hear news, engaging interviews, prayer and more each weekday morning from 6am-8am ET. 

Son Rise Morning Show The Son Rise Morning Show with Anna Mitchell and Matt Swaim is fast-paced, motivating and informational – always from the Catholic perspective. You’ll hear news, engaging interviews, prayer and more each weekday morning from 6am-8am ET. <a href="https://www.ewtn.com/radio/podcasts/son-rise-morning-show-~NZ"></a>