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Spiritual Combat and Your Weapons of Choice
The word of God teaches us that our life on earth is warfare and the Lord reminds us that if we have decided to follow the Lord we must be prepared for combat. The Sacrament of Confirmation strengthens the Gifts of the Holy Spirit within our souls and transforms us into “Soldiers of Christ” the… Read More ›
Guard Fiercely again Spiritual Delusion
Even a pious person is not immune to spiritual sickness if he does not have a wise guide — either a living person or a spiritual writer. This sickness is called “prelest”, or spiritual delusion, imagining oneself to be near to God and to the realm of the divine and supernatural. Even zealous ascetics in… Read More ›
Yoda, Yoga, and Merton
“Do or do not, there is no try, Young Skywalker.” I love Yoda. I have a rather large rubber hand puppet of Yoda perched on the sill looking out of my office window at home. When you pull into my driveway you can look up and see Yoda peering down at you. I see this… Read More ›