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Does the Holy Spirit Work with Those Outside of the Church?
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on 7/27/2009. Dear Father John, I thought I understood, more or less, how the Holy Spirit works in
“Father Forgive them, They Know Not What They Do.” But Don’t We Really Know What We Are Doing?
What did Jesus mean when He said, “they know not what they do?”
Discernment Brief: You Have a Radar for Loneliness
Fr. William Watson on the second benchmark of spiritual discernment.
G.K. Chesterton
G.K. Chesterton Join Jordan Burke and Kristin Priola on Saints and Sages, where we plunge into the lives of the faithful and spark conversation about
Prayer as Desire
Can we allow ourselves the ache of longing for God?
Spiritual Authority in the Demonic with Kathleen Beckman
Spiritual Authority in the Demonic with Kathleen Beckman This is Episode 4 of 4 on Kathleen’s book Family Guide to Spiritual Warfare: Strategies for Deliverance
Forgiveness
Unforgiveness in our heart is akin to a big sign that says, “demons welcome”.
Exorcist Diary: Ugly but Blessed
How can exorcisms be ugly but blessed at the same time?
Find Out Why There are Record Numbers of Students at Avila
New Courses this Spring!
The Pain of Christ and the Sorrow of God
The Holy Bread of Eternal Life is a powerful and timely book by scholar Peter Kwasniewski that exalts the divine gift of the Blessed Sacrament, which can never be too much adored, too much loved, too much cared for, or too much sacrificed for.
Asceticism, Spiritual Exercises, and Joy: 14 Rules for Lent
Dr. Lilles offers 14 rules for Lent 2021.
Spiritual Warfare – Foundational Strategies with Kathleen Beckman
Spiritual Warfare – Foundational Strategies with Kathleen Beckman This is Episode 3 of 4 on Kathleen’s book Family Guide to Spiritual Warfare: Strategies for Deliverance
God Doesn’t Have a Gag Reflex!
Offer to God your tangled, chewed-up heart this Lent. He can take it.
Exorcist Diary: Demons Hate Hell
It’s a place of their own miserable making–and they’ll do anything not to go back.
Ash Wednesday
Meditation on Ash Wednesday, an excerpt from Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen’s Carmelite classic “Divine Intimacy”.
