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Difficulties in Mental Prayer
David and Adam discuss Dom Eugene Boylan’s book, Difficulties in Mental Prayer It can be difficult to pray, but it is even more difficult not to pray. In this book, Dom Eugene explains what prayer really is, why it is necessary for everyone and how anyone can become proficient in it. Without using complicated language, he introduces…
Daughters of Gluttony
This week we talk about gluttony and what the saints say about it. What is gluttony? What does St. John Cassian, St. Benedict, St. John Chrysostom, Dante, Socrates, and Josef Pieper say about gluttony? What does St. Thomas Aquinas say about the daughters of gluttony? Can we be a glutton of time? We discuss this…
Goals, Dangers, Prayers, Governance, and Obedience to Fatherhood
This week we talk about goals, dangers, prayers, governance, and obedience to Fatherhood. What is the goal of Fatherhood and why has God entrusted His children to you? What are some of the dangers of fatherhood? How do you confine work or business to moderate limits? What about going to the bar for a drink?…
Appetites for Destruction? 11 basic emotions
This week we talk about the 11 basic emotions formulated by St. Thomas Aquinas. What are passions? What are concupiscible appetites and irascible appetites? How do they help you grow in virtue? What are the 11 elements of emotions? DRINK: Water GEAR: N/A TOPIC: 11 basic emotions formulated by St. Thomas Aquinas What are the…