(Image source: Wikimedia Commons ) What God expects of us, above all else, is a serious application to conquering our passions…[in order to obtain Christian perfection] you must resolve on a perpetual war with yourself…begin by providing yourself with four weapons, without which it is impossible to gain the victory in this spiritual combat. These four things are: distrust of one's self; confidence in God; proper use of the faculties of body and mind; and the duty of prayer. Dom Lorenzo Scupoli
“The truth hurts sometimes. If we are going to be taught by God, the fisherman, we first need to be captured by Him. And His hook is going to have a bite. Of course, it's going to hurt.” - Father Donald Calloway, MIC