Category Archives: Conversion Story
the Apostles made me do it (poem)
it was all their fault I think it was James I have his desire for lightning to strike ‘em down but I’ll rest content being a son of thunder Perhaps it was Peter I have his desire to spit out … Continue reading
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Returning from eXile: Reflections on Passion (Anger, Sadness, Anxiety), the Heart, Authentic Prayer and Conversion (conclusion)
Why unpleasant feelings are a sign of life… Feelings spring from your heart (CCC 1764) wherein we are asked to decide for or against the Lord (CCC 368). If you are feeling anything, you are enjoined to the spiritual battle, … Continue reading
Returning from eXile: Reflections on the Spiritual Battle, Fear, Unpleasant Feelings and Conversion 3
So do I still feel fear? Yes. I feel a lot of things, some pleasant, some not. But now I know fear should be felt with an impending evil (see CCC 1765) which requires courage not denial, and now I … Continue reading
Returning from eXile: Reflections on the Church, the Spiritual Battle, Temptations, and Conversion 2
Can I still love a Church that has so many highly faulted sinners? Yes. Is Jesus asking me to give of myself for Her like He did? Yes. Does it require a love that I don’t exactly know how to … Continue reading
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