Acedia, Episode 2: The Remedies of the Desert
From the desert come five remedies for acedia, the weapons by which Cassian, Syncletica, and St. Benedict held their ground against it.
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Acedia, Episode 1: The Noonday Devil
Father Nicolás Despósito introduces Acedia, the noonday devil that drove the desert monk from his cell and the temptation every Christian shares as a solitary before God.
The Sinner’s Guide, Episode 16: Man’s Duty to God
Father Larrabee examines the highest of our obligations in The Sinner’s Guide our duties toward God through the theological virtues, prayer, obedience, and conformity to His will, plus the importance of faithfully fulfilling our...
The Sinner’s Guide, Episode 15: The Three Kinds of Virtues
Father Larrabee explores Venerable Louis of Granada’s systematic treatment of our threefold duties in The Sinner’s Guide, examining how we must govern ourselves through temperance, custody of the senses, and prudence, while showing true...
What We Need
August 30th is the feast day of St. Rose of Lima, the first saint born of the Americas. Ad Imaginem Dei shares some beautiful art depicting the Patroness of Peru and of all America...
Good and Evil
We often think of how blessed we are to have the modern conveniences that we enjoy every day: electricity brings light at the flip of a switch, washing machines and dishwashers nearly eliminate what...
Catholic Spirituality, Episode 3: Indwelling of the Blessed Trinity
In this episode Father Nicolás Despósito covers the third chapter of Royo Marín’s Theology of Christian Perfection. The topic treated is the Indwelling of the Blessed Trinity in the soul of the just. Sacred...
And God Laughed at My Plan
I started off Monday with a great and holy plan. I would give myself a one-day silent retreat using The School of Jesus Crucified. Well, at least until it was time to take my...
