On Detachment

Dave is back from northern Michigan, and reality is terrible. The family cabin—built by a relative generations ago—delivered everything Tulsa could not: low-80s afternoons, cool nights, fires, golf, and a lake smooth enough for water skiing.Dave’s three oldest girls all learned t ...  عرض المزيد

Dave's summer vacation got cut from three months down to two, and Adam has a theory. New baby, plus he hasn't been working near as hard. Dave tried to get a second opinion from Anthony Fauci, who invoked the Fifth on advice of counsel, so we're left with the ruling as it stands. ...  عرض المزيد

Friends, at the heart of what St. Ignatius of Loyola teaches in the “Spiritual Exercises” is the idea of detachment. If we are to do the will of God, then we have to become detached from the worldly goods to which we are addicted. A basic principle of this detachment is “agere ...

In this week's episode I talk about the idea of "delightful detachment" in opposition to "spiritual avoidance" and how we can use it to live fuller, happier lives. 

Today's transcript

Do you desire to get away from everything and focus on God alone, without any distractions?

The great master of the interior life and doctor of the church St. Francis D ...

On this week's episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Patrick delve into the themes of "Abandonment to Divine Providence", by Jean Pierre Coussade.

Topics such as heresey of Jansenism, the Blessed Mother's influence in the book, 'abandonism', the themes of sim ...