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Fr. Anthony Ho
6 Articles
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How to push back, and strike down, evil desires
In our fallen condition, St. Augustine noted that “there is an internal war—concupiscence pulling us toward sin, grace empoweri...
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From weakness to strength: a plan for spiritual battle
In the book The Spiritual Combat, Lorenzo Scupoli gives us a plan to become holy. He says we must fight against our bad habits ...
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The worm in the wood: combating spiritual sloth
In chapter 20 of The Spiritual Combat, Lorenzo Scupoli addresses the harmful effects of sloth and offers guidance on how to com...
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When God says no: the blessing of unanswered prayer
St. Faustina said, “Suffering is a great grace; through suffering the soul becomes like the Saviour; in suffering love becomes ...
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Feeling lazy? Think of Jesus, the apostles, and hard-working saints
Sloth or laziness is one of the capital sins. The root of sloth is often acedia which means “lack of care,” or, as the Catechis...
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The Interior Soul Radiates The Supernatural
Each day after Holy Communion, the Missionaries of Charity of St. Teresa of Calcutta recite the Radiating Christ Prayer written...
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