Dear Fr. Fortea, do demons experience pleasure? If so, how? Yes, but only in a spiritual sense. As a pure spirit, a demon can derive
“Forsake not the discipline.” These words are reported as among the very first and very last teachings of St. Antony of the Desert by his
How Can I Forgive? Fr. John Bartunek and Dan Burke discuss forgiveness, and ways that we can overcome the challenges we face when wounded by
I was resting my head on the stiff airplane seat, exhausted from having woken up so early to get on my flight. As my New
Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle + “Out of the whole world one man, Peter, is chosen to preside at the calling
In order to secure our true liberty, even while we were enslaved to sin, Christ suffered the night of death and ransomed us by His
“Offer it Up”: What Does it Mean? In this video, Fr. John Bartunek and Dan Burke talk about what it means to join in the
“Nescivi!” This is the Latin for what it seems the Shulamite Bride of the Canticle of Canticles sings in 6:12. The passage is difficult to
Over the last few days, I’ve been pondering what the prayer of Pope Benedict’s heart must have been during these past weeks. What was it
With rich biblical imagery, St. John of the Cross describes the soul as a jubilant bride who sings mysterious verses and wants nothing other than
