A SERIES ON SPIRITUAL LIFE: The struggle against the flesh

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In the framework of this series on the spiritual life, it is also necessary to speak about the “3 enemies of the soul”, which stand in the way of our following Christ and against which we must consciously fight.

At the beginning of this series we spoke about the virtues, emphasizing the importance of acquiring them. Indeed, they constitute a powerful antidote against all enemy attacks, but especially against the inclinations of our flesh and the tendency to give ourselves inordinately to its passions. Read More

THE GREAT WEAKNESS OF GOD

131st Meditation

 

“Humanity is my great weakness. Therefore you must go in search of them with the same love with which I go in search of them” (Interior Word).

Let us try to understand these words… The love of our Father for us is almost incomprehensible to us. A bishop of Italy, Bishop Salvatore Bocciacco (1938-2008), made the following prayer his own:

“God is my Papa. He loves me to the point of madness. He does wonderful things for me. Read More