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Antidote for Desolation

“She would go into the bathroom, shut the door, and sing the Doxology loud and clear: “Praise God from Whom all Blessings flow…” – Ann Radtke

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The Advent Longing of St. John of the Cross

“St. John of the Cross has a lot to say about the danger, not of desires, but of attachments. The disciplines he encourages are not meant to destroy desire but to teach us what desire is for.” – Glenn Dickinson

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The State of a Soul and Purgatory

A Reflection from “The Truth About Purgatory” by Martin Jugie   The Catholic dogma of Purgatory supposes the immortality of the human soul, and the

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Gravure de "Sainte Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus, Histoire d'une âme écrite par elle-même, Lisieux, Office central de Lisieux (Calvados), & Bar-le-Duc, Imprimerie Saint-Paul, 1937, édition 1940."

St. Therese vs. the Devil

A Reflection from “The Most Powerful Saints in Exorcism” by Charles D. Fraune and Patrick O’Hearn   As the youngest child of two saintly parents,

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