tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923995063430144879.post2866590124733953587..comments2023-03-31T11:10:18.032+03:00Comments on Deo Volente Ex Animo: The Purgative Way to UnionThomas Gullicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13640680485289909046noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923995063430144879.post-46579560135858186482013-05-09T16:29:54.886+03:002013-05-09T16:29:54.886+03:00Dear Stephen!
I think Father Garrigou-Lagrange wou...Dear Stephen!<br />I think Father Garrigou-Lagrange would have been encouraging in that very same way, speaking about crises in the spiritual life as steps to growth. He uses words back in 1938 ("stunted", "idiot") which go against the grain today, but the point is that which the Holy Father makes: We need to risk something in order to grow. God Bless!Thomas Gullicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640680485289909046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923995063430144879.post-82486073015910871442013-05-09T13:56:39.164+03:002013-05-09T13:56:39.164+03:00Your Excellency,
And is it also the case that the ...Your Excellency,<br />And is it also the case that the Lord allows certain struggles, in spite of the great desire of a soul longing for the most intimate union with God - for the purpose of ensuring that humility remains the foundation of that ascent.<br />I have found some recent comments of the Holy Father most enlightening, for instance"You might say ‘But Father, we might make mistakes.' I might respond, 'Well, what of it? Onward, if you make a mistake, you get up and go forward; that is the way.' Those who do not walk to avoid mistakes, make a the more serious mistake.” (Homily at Mass, 8/5/13) <br />To me, I have always thought to try and climb is to take risks, sometimes to be in situations that are uncomfortable but perhaps necessary for a more evangelical (in the purest sense) pursuit of the love of God. <br />God Bless,<br />Stephen Rachmaninovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11499478363503549408noreply@blogger.com