Fr. Christian Mathis | May 11, 2011
Do not engage intrusive thoughts and feelings. Cut them off at the start. Maxim #13 Temptations often begin small. When sitting down to pray the silence can be interrupted by a the many small things on the agenda for the day. An attractive person can catch one’s eye and the mind turn quickly to lustful [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | May 6, 2011
Often when I have spent a week writing an icon I have written posts about the process in order to share the spiritual dimension of iconography. This week I chose to allow my keyboard to be silent so as to enter more fully into the process. There is still one day remaining in the writing [...]
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Tags: colors, iconography, Irene Perez-Omer, light, mercy, penance, St. Mary Magdalene