Editors’ Note: We are grateful to have one of the Church’s brightest lights join us at Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction. Ralph, in his book, The
CONFESSION – DEVOTIONAL: The practice of regular confession even when one is not aware of mortal or even venial sins. This practice includes setting and
There are key strategies of indirect attack that the enemy of our souls uses to significantly disrupt our spiritual progress. One is the corruption of
APPETITES – DISORDERED: Inordinate and willful desires of created things or circumstances not rightly ordered to moral or spiritual good that impede union with God
Telling the Truth: Confessions of a Former Tabloid Writer What do O. J. Simpson, The Bachelorette, Charlie Sheen and Angelina Jolie all have in common?
…a readers asks: Dear Father John, I recently had two experiences that I can’t make sense out of. First, after a profound spiritual retreat, I became
Teologia Ascetica – Diccionario Espiritual Teología Ascetica – Diccionario Espiritual: La ciencia de los santos a base del estudio de sus vidas. Tiene el propósito
Apego Apego: Una dependencia emocional, de una persona u otra para otra persona, o de una persona para un objeto real o ilusorio. Apegos representan
Aridez Espiritual Aridez: El estado de una alma sin consolación sensible, que hace que el alma tenga muchas dificultades en rezar. Puede ser causada por
Even though she died in 1309, Saint Angela of Foligno helps us appreciate the enlightenment that can come from a life of penance. It was
