David Torkington explains how the dark nights serve to surface hidden sins and purify our souls of inclinations we may not have even been aware of.
Understanding your temperament can be a valuable tool for growth in the spiritual life, Claire Dwyer shares. Which one best describes you?
Do we really have to choose sides for God or against Him? What are the consequences of sin? Find out the answers to these questions in an excerpt from Fr. John Bartunek’s meditation book “The Better Part”.
Liz Estler shares St. Anthony Mary Claret’s examination of conscience for venial sins.
Fr. John Bartunek answers a reader’s question about whether or not the occasion of sin is actually a sin, and what actually determines that.
How does excusing our faults blind us? Fr. Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen explains in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
What sins are most hurtful to our relationship with God? Dan Burke and Melissa Elson speak with Dr. Kevin Vost about his book “The Seven Deadly Sins: A Thomistic Guide to Vanquishing Vice and Sin”.
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson examine habitual sin and answer questions about it in anticipation of the upcoming season of Lent.
As we spend Advent in preparation for Jesus’ coming at Christmas, Dr. Anthony Lilles reflects on the guilt and self-contradiction of sin and its effects on us.
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson answer your questions about root sin, as well as the difference between spiritual desolation and depression.
