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No. Our content reflects Carmelite, Ignatian, Carthusian, Franciscan, Dominican, Benedictine, and many other rich spiritual traditions of the Church. We are dedicated to providing content from any spirituality or perspective that is faithful to the magisterium and mystical tradition of the Church and is beneficial to our readers. Other than that, it will reflect the spirituality of the writers themselves depending upon their individual perspective. In specific, some have assumed that, because we support the faithful writings of Fr. John Bartunek L.C., that we are part of Regnum Christi or the Legionaries of Christ. We are not. Dan Burke, the founder of this site is a member of the Apostoli Viae community. However, the charism of the community mirrors the mission of this site – the dissemination of authentic Catholic spirituality to all who thirst. You can find more about Apostoli Viae at ApostoliViae.org
The spiritual depth and riches of the Church are unfathomable. These riches are particularly abundant in the writings of the doctors of the Church and are an inexhaustible resource. The instinct to move outside of the Church to find answers for the spiritual life is not one that we share.
We are committed to providing insight that is firmly and faithfully rooted in the magisterial authority and teaching of the Catholic Church. Christ has promised to lead and guide his Church – he has never failed to do so. A common absurdity in our time is for people to individually determine that the wisdom of the Church (as developed over thousands of years by the leading of the Holy Spirit) on a particular subject is a matter of personal judgement and that Catholics are free to cavalierly disagree based upon their five minutes of isolated thought or a false notion of the freedom of conscience. We don’t share or condone this kind of willful foolishness. Even so, we will entertain honest questions and struggles with Church teaching as long as they reflect sincere attempts to understand and submit to Christ and His glorious Church.
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