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François Fénelon: Forgetting Self is Beautiful
Nothing is more attractive than someone free from self-consciousness
Jonathan R. Bailey
Mar 24
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The Paradox of Pain
The puzzling truth about a painless life is that it leads to destruction
Jonathan R. Bailey
Mar 17
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Abba Anthony: No Temptation, No Salvation
Salvation requires struggle
Jonathan R. Bailey
Mar 10
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Flannery O’Connor: Trust, not Certainty
Our faith is deepened by doubt
Jonathan R. Bailey
Mar 3
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February 2023
Into the Wilderness
It’s only when we venture into inhuman landscapes, that we find the terrain for becoming human.
Jonathan R. Bailey
Feb 24
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Friedrich von Hügel: One Little Lent Practice
When self-imposed checks spring from love, they feed love.
Jonathan R. Bailey
Feb 22
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Abba Pastor: Resistance Training
Temptation, wisely used, can actually make us stronger.
Jonathan R. Bailey
Feb 17
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Jane de Chantal: Never Revisit Past Sins
Our fears about past confessions are the pure temptation of the devil.
Jonathan R. Bailey
Feb 10
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The Motivation for Purgation
God’s love woos and weans, pulls and pushes, draws and drives.
Jonathan R. Bailey
Feb 3
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January 2023
Amma Syncletica: Choose Meekness
Meekness is not a deficiency of strength, it’s a disguised and abundant kind.
Jonathan R. Bailey
Jan 27
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Frank Laubach: Learning to Listen
Sometimes you want to talk to your son, and sometimes you want to hold him tight in silence.
Jonathan R. Bailey
Jan 20
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Preparing for Spring
The Illuminative way is the season of outward vitality, growth, and transformation.
Jonathan R. Bailey
Jan 13
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