Into The Deep #44: Special – Prepare The Way Of The Lord Make Straight His Path
A special teaching given by Mike Lee during a visit to Holy Apostles Catholic Church in Meridian Idaho.
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Into The Deep #43: The Spiritual Combat – Ch. 13
Repugnant? The parameters of the spiritual combat. Tactics! Checking the first impulse. Tastes like chicken. Checking it again. War is not the time to train for war. Cultivating a desire through contempt for the appetite. An example. Coming to like the trials. Engaging the opposing virtue.
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Into The Deep #42: The Spiritual Combat – Ch. 12
Turning points and exhortations. Mmmmm, tastes like chicken. Suspended in tension, we are “violently attacked” by Divine Grace. The three-layered man. We were made for union with each other and God. Are you letting birds build nests in your hair? Persevering in perseverance. Remote controls and garage-door openers as occasions for sin or virtue. Is [...]
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Into The Deep #41: The Spiritual Combat – Ch. 11, Part 2
The depth of God’s love in the Incarnation and the Passion. Why in the heck am I doing this? Reflecting on Christ’s sufferings. Soft, middle class, suburban Christianity. Christ did not come to bring heaven on earth. He came to proclaim the Kingdom. Participating in the suffering of Christ. Choosing between [...]
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Into The Deep #40: The Spiritual Combat – Ch. 11, Part 1
God loves me. yada… yada… yada… Going deep. Tremendousness of God’s love. What does it mean that God created us? The intimacy of God and his creation. If we don’t accept God’s love for us, we can not love God ourselves. Starting a mediation on God’s love.
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Into The Deep #39: The Spiritual Combat – Ch. 10, Part 2
Deep bean dip. The first move. God’s will for us is not just in the big “life decision” things. God’s will is for us to be holy in our state of life. The deeply rooted problem of motivation. The remedy is purity of heart. The path to purity of heart is day-to-day practice of virtue [...]
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Into The Deep #38: The Spiritual Combat – Ch. 10, Part 1
The exercise of the will. Jesus knows. I’m in trouble. Redouble your confidence in God! What we can learn from Willy Wonka. Don’t be Veronica Salt! Engaging the heart. What we hope for. The ways God helps us. Not having time to wait for the gift of patience. Holiness [...]
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