{"podcast":{"title":"AfterMass","slug":"aftermass-7397812","podcast_index_feed_id":7397812,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1069762b8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://shopaftermass.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43955518/43955518-1764716121941-22e5552858c3a.jpg","author":"Ana Munley","episode_count":120,"summary":"AfterMass is the podcast for Catholics who want more than just Sunday. If you’re tired of checking the “Catholic” box without seeing real transformation in your life, this is for you. Hosted by Ana Munley, Catholic wife and mom. Send an email and share your thoughts to: theaftermasspodcast@gmail.com New episodes drop every Tuesday on Spotify, YouTube, Apple + Amazon Podcasts. Find Ana on TikTok and Instagram: @anamunley and our Podcast socials: @aftermasspodcast","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T06:18:30.649086+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aftermass-7397812"},"episode":{"title":"The Real Reason Prayer Feels So Hard Sometimes and What To Do","slug":"the-real-reason-prayer-feels-so-hard-sometimes-and-what-to-do","published_at":"2026-06-16T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aftermass-7397812/the-real-reason-prayer-feels-so-hard-sometimes-and-what-to-do","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aftermass-7397812","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-after-mass-podcast/episodes/The-Real-Reason-Prayer-Feels-So-Hard-Sometimes-and-What-To-Do-e3kqp5d","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO3978891416.mp3","summary":"Why does your mind suddenly wander the moment you start praying? Is it just normal human distraction... or could something deeper be happening? In this video, we'll look at what saints like St. Teresa of Ávila, St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. John Cassian, and St. Francis de Sales taught about distractions in prayer, intrusive thoughts, spiritual warfare, and how to tell the difference between ordinary mental noise and genuine spiritual attacks. If you've ever felt frustrated during prayer, this might change how you see the struggle.","meta_description":"Why does your mind suddenly wander the moment you start praying? Is it just normal human distraction... or could something deeper be happening? In this vi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":792,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/aftermass-7397812/episodes/the-real-reason-prayer-feels-so-hard-sometimes-and-what-to-do/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aftermass-7397812/the-real-reason-prayer-feels-so-hard-sometimes-and-what-to-do.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}