Discernment of Spirits – Part II: Patterns of Demonic Behavior
Discernment of Spirits – Part II: Patterns of Demonic Behavior
Part II Of A Lecture Series Given By Fr. Ermatinger
The Temptation of Christ by the Devil, Felix Joseph Barrias, 1860
Part II
Outline Coming Soon
Discernment of Spirits […]
Discernment of Spirits – Part I: Introductory Concepts
Discernment of Spirits – Part I: Introductory Concepts
Part I Of A Lecture Series Given By Fr. Ermatinger
The Temptation of Christ by the Devil, Felix Joseph Barrias, 1860
Part I
Outline
- Introductory Prayers — 0:00-0:55
- Books Offered — 0:55-5:20
- Origin of this Talk — 5:20-6:15
- Rules of Discernment […]
Come Gather ’round People, PLEASE Heed the Call…
About 25 years ago, I was on a Northbound train returning from Bavaria to the Eifel, just south of Cologne. On it was a group of +70-year-old German men, all dressed like gangstas, complete with colorful tracksuits, numerous gold chains, flat-brimmed lids cocked to the side or on backward, and sporting expensive sneakers that would have been the envy of every hoodlum in da ‘hood — had these […]
St. Augustine, How Should We Praise God For His Gifts?
Question 041. Part II
What is praise?
See whether this man, upon meditating on your works, has turned his gaze towards the works and away from the Worker. Observe whether or not he has descended from the Maker of all things to the things he has made. For what he has made has been made as a ladder to ascend to him, not descend […]
Remote Preparation for Mental Prayer: Forgiveness Received and Extended
Cain Slaying Abel, Maxim Sheshukov, Unknown
Originally Published at TAN Direction
A young associate pastor once told me that when he would go to adoration or attempt mental prayer he would often see the angry face of his pastor in his mind. I suggested he forgive his pastor for whatever offenses he had committed and, obstacle removed, his prayer would be freed up to make progress.
Why […]
