What Should I Read? Part 4
[T]hose who imagine that they have no need of teachers, or will not be convinced by those who teach them things of good, are sick with the need of knowledge, the mother and the producer of...
View Article4 Insights on the Demonic from Saint Athanasius
I’ve never understood certain sectors of Christianity and their fascination (dare I say "obsession") with the demonic. They insist that priests need to preach “fire and brimstone,” that we need “more...
View ArticleHow the Devils Use Bad News and Prophecies
How many times they [the devils] inform me beforehand concerning the flood of the Nile... and how many times did I say to them, "And, as for you, what have you?" I used to say to them, "I have no need...
View ArticleHandle the "Bad News" Like a Desert Father (or Mother)
Controversy and negativity sell. A couple of weeks ago I was browsing an article by Catholic apologist David Armstrong. In it he states that, for once, he agrees with the editor of a certain "Catholic...
View ArticleWhat To Do When You Have Spiritual Wanderlust
I recently went through a 90-day ascetical and spiritual renewal program called Exodus 90.Exodus 90 is a regimen of daily prayer and ascetical discipline, supported by weekly fraternity meetings and...
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