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Pleasure & Pain

by | Nov 7, 2025 | Formation Series, Spiritual Desolation

While the experience of spiritual desolation in and of itself is not sinful, it poses a temptation to give in to the sin that the Church Fathers call “acedia,” that is, in the words of St. Thomas Aquinas, “an oppressive sorrow about spiritual goods.”How, we might ask,...

Acedia as Sadness

by | Nov 7, 2025 | Formation Series, Spiritual Desolation

If, at some point, a man is not taking delight in his relationship with God, the problem is not on the side of God, but on the side of the man.He is not perceiving or responding to the goodness of God, and this is a sign that something is off-kilter. Now, there are...

Acedia’s Effects

by | Nov 7, 2025 | Formation Series, Spiritual Desolation

The effects of acedia are devastating.All of the Christian life is fueled by a consuming desire for the beautiful.St. Nicholas Cabasilas writes that to encounter Christ is to be pierced with longing for his beauty, which then inspires us to imitate the beauty that we...

Acedia’s Causes

by | Nov 7, 2025 | Formation Series, Spiritual Desolation

If we discern that we are suffering from acedia, we need to discern its cause.If we can name a source of the temptation, perhaps we will be able to make changes in our lives to help resist it. Did the difficulty begin when we were struggling with exhaustion?Sickness?A...

Healing Acedia I

by | Nov 7, 2025 | Formation Series, Spiritual Desolation

Sometimes spiritual desolation is brought on by our own failures, while at other times, it emerges as part of the normal ups and downs of the Christian life.Regardless of the cause, spiritual desolation is an invitation for us to mature in our spiritual lives. St....

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