The result was nil until we let go absolutely…How it Works, AA A friend asked me the other day what the hell it means to let go …
Chastity
Anxiety and Compulsive Masturbation
In respect to the subjective gravity of the sin of masturbation the Catechism of the Catholic Church reads, To form an equitable …
How to Obtain Distrust of Self
In other posts I have mentioned the similarity between the admission of powerless and unmanageability in the 12 Steps of AA and the …
Emotional Sobriety & the Attitude of Lust
If I stay sober emotionally, I can be mindful of when I start being driven by the attitude of lust. And when I see it, I can let it …
Lust and the Spiritual Combat: Distrust of Self – II
The book 12 Steps & 12 Traditions illustrates the importance of distrust of self, seeing it as the foundation for recovery from the …
Lust and the Spiritual Combat: Distrust of Self – I
In the ascetical classic, The Spiritual Combat, by Dom Lorenzo Scupoli he views the spiritual life through the lens of 4 principles, or 4 …
Celibate Chastity According to the Bhagavad Gita
Some of my readers know I am a student of philosophy, both Western and Indian. In philosophy we see what reason is able to obtain through …
Prayers for Purity II
I my previous post I inserted some traditional Roman Catholic prayers for purity. In another post later I will insert some traditional …
Prayers for Purity I
Short prayer for saying over and over and over again: Lord, inflame our hearts and our inmost beings with the fire of Your Holy Spirit, …