On Detachment

Eleven years now the monks of Clear Creek have let a field full of Catholic men camp on their land, and Adam opened the show by thanking Fr. Francis Bethel for the charity it takes to put up with them. Father said they don't bother the monks at all. They do their best to keep it ...  Show more

Fr. Bonaventure Chapman came back to Tulsa, and the night before this recording he stood in front of a room of men and talked about prayer. Adam woke up the next morning, remembered what Father said, actually did it, and reported back that it helped. At least on that one day. Fat ...  Show more

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 ...