An Anxiety Fantasy is a catastrophic vision that sabotages our growth. It generates a worst-case-scenario that tempts us to avoid the problems we are called to engage. How can we move from passivity to courage? Hear this teaching from I Samuel 17 in our series "From Fantasy to Reality: the Renewed Imagination."

An Anxiety Fantasy is a catastrophic vision that sabotages our growth. It generates a worst-case-scenario that tempts us to avoid the problems we are called to engage. How can we move from passivity to courage? Hear this teaching from I Samuel 17 in our series "From Fantasy to Reality: the Renewed Imagination."

Comfort Fantasies: a vision of a finish line where we numb our suffering by satisfying a craving: for food, alcohol, entertainment, porn... whatever can numb pain. Our Father calls us instead to see HIS finish line so we can share in his perfection. This is the 4th sermon in our series "From Fantasy to Reality: the Renewed Imagination."

Comfort Fantasies: a vision of a finish line where we numb our suffering by satisfying a craving: for food, alcohol, entertainment, porn... whatever can numb pain. Our Father calls us instead to see HIS finish line so we can share in his perfection. This is the 4th sermon in our series "From Fantasy to Reality: the Renewed Imagination."

The logic of revenge: "It's not fair, so I'll make things fair through your pain." How do we get out of the self-perpetuating cycle of revenge fantasies? In this message on the story of Cain & Abel, Fr. Aaron teaches about the logic of God's grace, which can set us free from our own bitterness.

The logic of revenge: "It's not fair, so I'll make things fair through your pain." How do we get out of the self-perpetuating cycle of revenge fantasies? In this message on the story of Cain & Abel, Fr. Aaron teaches about the logic of God's grace, which can set us free from our own bitterness.

Glory fantasies are visions of becoming "like God" and suggest to us to a false greatness at the expense of true goodness. Jesus calls us to something better: a glory encounter. This is the second in our series "From Fantasy to Reality: the Renewed Imagination."

Glory fantasies are visions of becoming "like God" and suggest to us to a false greatness at the expense of true goodness. Jesus calls us to something better: a glory encounter. This is the second in our series "From Fantasy to Reality: the Renewed Imagination."

Our imagination is a gift from God intended to connect us with his good, beautiful and true reality. But we are tempted to use this faculty to bend in on false stories that dehumanize and alienate us. Hear Fr. Aaron's introductory sermon in the series "From Fantasy to Reality."

Our imagination is a gift from God intended to connect us with his good, beautiful and true reality. But we are tempted to use this faculty to bend in on false stories that dehumanize and alienate us. Hear Fr. Aaron's introductory sermon in the series "From Fantasy to Reality."