What are the main ways to combat SLOTH?

Last episode we finished Fr Scupoli’s advice on dealing with temptations to lust. In this episode we move to his advice about Sloth, acedia. This is one of the most important chapters in the book. And it is important that he links lust and sloth.

What are the main ways to combat SLOTH? Last episode we finished Fr Scupoli’s advice on dealing with temptations to lust. In this episode we move to his advice about Sloth, acedia. This is one of the most important chapters in the book. And it is important that he links lust and sloth.

What are the main ways to combat SLOTH?

Last episode we finished Fr Scupoli’s advice on dealing with temptations to lust. In this episode we move to his advice about Sloth, acedia. This is one of the most important chapters in the book. And it is important that he links lust and sloth.

Episode 32 -- Spiritual Combat c20.1 -- How to Combat Sloth

St Philip Neri in the 16th century would gather those each day who were desirous of seeking Christian perfection. He would read from a spiritual book and then discourse on the meaning of what was read. This podcast (and the nightly prayer group from which it springs) seeks to carry on St Philip’s method of helping people become holy, even saints, in their own homes.

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Episode 32 -- Spiritual Combat c20.1 -- How to Combat Sloth

Episode 32 -- Spiritual Combat c20.1 -- How to Combat Sloth