The term 'spiritual warfare' can sound a bit dramatic, but it's actually something pretty normal that we all face. The devil is real, and he does NAHT want us to get to heaven.

In this episode, we begin our discussion of spiritual warfare, and the ways that we can fight it.

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References and further reading/listening/viewing:

C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

St. Teresa of Avila, The Interior Castle

St John of the Cross, Dark Night of the Soul

Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain

Brant Pitre, Introduction to the Spiritual Life

Henri Nouwen, Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christian Life

Dan Burke, Spiritual Warfare and the Discernment of Spirits

Dan Burke, The Devil in the Castle: St. Teresa of Avila, Spiritual Warfare, and the Progress of the Soul

The Catholic Encyclopedia, "State or Way (Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive)"

Matthew Leohennard, A Powerful Introduction to the Spiritual Life with Dr. Brant Pitre

Fr. William Peckman, A Young Catholic's Guide to Spiritual Warfare

Bishop Robert Barron, The Spiritual Life is a Battle

Bishop Barron on the Devil