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By Jessica Fahy, Spiritual Direction - WHAT IS ACEDIA?... St. Thomas Aquinas defines acedia as “sorrow at the good and disgust with activity.” He also says it’s a “sluggishness” of the mind and will “which neglects to begin good”… Acedia can manifest through the avoidance of the duties in our state in life or a repugnance to do good works. It leads us not to do what one ought to be doing when they ought to be doing it…. Acedia can manifest spiritually as well. It makes spiritual things distasteful to us or view them as a labor too difficult to perform.

By Dr. Maike Hickson, LifeSiteNews - The strongest warning against all Gaia romanticism is given by the Evangelist St. John. For him, the cosmos even proves to be an anti-divine force. Without Christ – the light which darkness has not grasped (cf. Jn 1:5) – lies, sin and death prevail in the world and in history. They are darkness. And they are a force that determines man, that oppresses and overwhelms, confuses and covers up. Encircled by the cosmos, God's creatures are loved by it and become its property (cf. Jn 15:19); it begins to rule over them. This alien access to man comes from the “ruler of this world”

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - The most important story, in my view, is the law that took effect in the Australian state of Victoria, requiring priests to break the confessional seal if they are told about abuse of children. Here is a frontal assault on religious liberty, and a grave challenge for Australian priests—who have already been told by their bishops.. that they must accept jail time rather than violate the seal. How will this story play out? Will other states pass similar laws?