by The Exodus Team | Nov 7, 2025 | Formation Series, Spiritual Desolation
In the Christian life, there are times when we enthusiastically throw ourselves into prayer and asceticism, and we are conscious of the fruit that our efforts and God’s graces are bearing in our lives.At other times, however, prayer feels like a burden; we are...
by The Exodus Team | Nov 7, 2025 | Formation Series, Spiritual Desolation
As humans, we’re multi-faceted beings—we have physical, emotional, psychological, moral, intellectual, and spiritual aspects to who we are.We have thoughts that are distinct from emotions and spiritual experiences that are distinct from psychological or emotional...
by The Exodus Team | Nov 7, 2025 | Formation Series, Spiritual Desolation
There are different reasons we may experience desolations and consolations, and they can provide some indication of the health of our spiritual life.However, desolations are not necessarily bad signs, and consolations are not necessarily good signs.After an intense...
by The Exodus Team | 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,...
by The Exodus Team | 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...
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