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Temptation

St. Teresa’s first mansions
25 Nov 2014

St. Teresa’s first mansions

by Connie Rossini | posted in: Prayer and Virtue, Uncategorized | 15

Okay, you’ve all poured over the chart of the seven mansions from Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle that I posted last week and now you’re ready to study each in depth, right? Let’s dig right in. Many people, unfortunately, live … Continued

Carmelite, Interior Castle, Prayer, St. Teresa of, Temptation
Fleeing temptations from the world
17 Jun 2014

Fleeing temptations from the world

by Connie Rossini | posted in: Homeschool & Parenting, Prayer and Virtue | 5

  Over the past few weeks, we’ve been considering the sources of temptations and how to overcome them. We complete the series today by pondering how to flee temptations coming to us from the world. As we saw earlier, when … Continued

Catholic, Faith, Temperaments, Temptation, World
Battling the temptations of the flesh
3 Jun 2014

Battling the temptations of the flesh

by Connie Rossini | posted in: Homeschool & Parenting, Prayer and Virtue | 6

  We’ve been delving into temptations coming from the world, the flesh, and the Devil. Last week we discussed demonic temptations in detail. Today, we’ll examine temptations of the flesh and how to combat them. We saw that people with … Continued

Asceticism, Catholic, Flesh, Gluttony, Lust, Prayer, Sacraments, Sloth, Temperaments, Temptation
How to overcome the Devil’s temptation
27 May 2014

How to overcome the Devil’s temptation

by Connie Rossini | posted in: Homeschool & Parenting, Prayer and Virtue | 3

  Last week I wrote about the three sources of temptation. Now let’s look at temptation by the Devil in more detail. Two Scripture passages show us how the Devil tempts us. Genesis 3 tells how Adam and Eve gave … Continued

Adam and Eve, Catholic, Devil, Fr. John Hardon, Temperaments, Temptation
The world, the flesh, and the Devil–sources of temptation
20 May 2014

The world, the flesh, and the Devil–sources of temptation

by Connie Rossini | posted in: Prayer and Virtue | 5

Why are we tempted to sin? How can we know when a thought is simply a temptation and when we actually consent to sin? How should we avoid and resist temptation? I’d like to explore these questions over several blog … Continued

Catholic, Concupiscence, Devil, Flesh, Temptation, World
Our greatest spiritual battle is against ourselves
29 Apr 2014

Our greatest spiritual battle is against ourselves

by Connie Rossini | posted in: Prayer and Virtue | 9

Sometimes life is a war zone. So many things disturb our peace. The kids act defiantly. An important contract falls through at work. Our finances are in trouble. The phone rings during a serious conversation. These are all surface battles. … Continued

Carmelite, Catholic, Free Will, Hope, Peace, Temptation

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