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Slipping Away

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Dave Small — Leave a comment

But the devil comes with his artful wiles, and, under color of doing good, sets about undermining it (the soul) in trivial ways, and involving it in practices that, so he gives it to understand are not wrong; little by…

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Why Does the Devil Attacks Us?

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Dave Small — 3 Comments

I have known people of a very high degree of spirituality who have reached this state (fifth Mansions), and whom, notwithstanding, the devil, with great subtlety and craft, has won back to himself. For this purpose he will marshal all…

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Spiritual Warfare and Tai Chi

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Dave Small — Leave a comment

So, Christian souls, whom the Lord has brought to this point on your journey, I beseech you, for His sake, not to be negligent, but to withdraw from occasions of sin–for even in this state the soul is not strong…

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Marriage as a Spiritual Metaphor

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Dave Small — 1 Comment

I am only making a rough comparison, but I can find no other which will better explain what I am trying to say than the Sacrament of Matrimony. The two things work differently, for in this matter that we are…

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Are You Tired of the Fighting?

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Dave Small — 2 Comments

But, believe me, if you find you are lacking in this virtue, you have not yet attained union. So ask Our Lord to grant you this perfect love for your neighbor, and allow His Majesty to work, and, if you…

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