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#18 – Dark Night of the Soul – LENT 2018
Why is the divine light that leads to divine union called by the soul the Dark Night? The clearer and more manifest are divine things in themselves, the darker and more hidden are they to the soul naturally; just as, … Continue reading
Posted in Human spirit, Sacred, Spiritual Cardiology, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
Tagged darkness, divine union, Jesus, light, presence, sun
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#15 – Dark Night of the Soul – LENT 2018
When this house of sensuality is now at rest…mortified-its passions being quenched and its desires put to rest by means of this blessed night of purging. Then the soul goes forth to set out upon the road and the way … Continue reading
Posted in Sacred, Spiritual Cardiology, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
Tagged desert, humility, illumination, Jesus, power, Pride, purging, satan, suffer, temptations, trials
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#1 – Dark Night of the Soul – LENT 2018
Once upon a time on a Dark Night…I would understand if you did not want to read on. A Classic by St. John of the Cross (1542-1591). It is an excursion of the soul on the path of being led … Continue reading
Posted in Human spirit, Sacred, Spiritual Cardiology, Spiritual Formation
Tagged Cleansng, cross, Dark Night, Image of God, Jesus, Purgation, Recovery, soul, Union
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After we’ve Loved our Hates
We say, Jesus died for our sins. It’s true, but it sounds so sterile. It might be better understood through the language of he died for our addictions. Addiction, not in the idea of dying for the things we know … Continue reading
Best of April 2015
The Bible provides wisdom and counsel for husbands and wives exclusively. Though the world is tearing up all the photographs and blueprints of a society and a family based on the moral law of God, be not disheartened. The Church … Continue reading
Soul Serenade
You may be distracted numerous times. And perhaps your entire practice will be full of sensations clamoring for attention (like monkeys in a banana tree). These distractions are YOU in the Flesh. Be abhorred, you are being judged, Cross examined, … Continue reading
Posted in Human spirit, Sacred, Spiritual Cardiology, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
Tagged Grace, Healing, Heart, Hope, Jesus, love, Prayer, presence, Transformation
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Recovering from Addiction is an Addiction
Addiction is anything that I am using in a sense to try to cope in a way that ends up defacing or disfiguring the image of God inside of me. Man’s primary addiction is to The Lie that believes…”I am … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, freedom, Jesus, Recovery, sacred
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Who am I to Judge?
“Who am I to judge?” -Pope Francis For many in our times that only means, who am I to judge others? However, it must also mean, who am I to judge God? If God has already spoken and judged something … Continue reading
Posted in Human spirit, Prophetic, Sacred, Spiritual Formation
Tagged Character, correction, discernment, Discipline, Jesus, Judge, love, personal rights, right & wrong, wisdom proverbs
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Inflatable Jesus Easter 2015
“Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? “Or if he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a … Continue reading
Powerful “Poortraits” of the Soul
In all honesty, once it was on top and fully part of the establishment, the Church was a bit embarrassed by the powerless one, Jesus. We had to make his obvious defeat into a glorious victory that had nothing to … Continue reading
Posted in Beatitudes, Sacred
Tagged beatitudes, Church, Jesus, poor powerless, Samaritan
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