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Offline Emile

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Soul Retardation
« on: December 06, 2023, 09:16:50 PM »
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  • I came across this interesting article on the spiritual life while searching for the topic of acedia, mentioned in Simeon's recent thread.


    https://archive.org/details/sim_homiletic-pastoral-review_1947-10_48_1/page/12/mode/1up?view=theater











    Lagrange's work cited in the article:

    https://archive.org/details/TheThreeAgesOfTheSpiritualLife

    A much shorter work by the same author if time is at a premium:
    https://archive.org/details/threewaysofspiri00garr/page/n5/mode/2up

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    Re: Soul Retardation
    « Reply #1 on: December 06, 2023, 09:47:12 PM »
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  • Also, an English translation of the work by Fr. Lallemant:
    https://archive.org/details/SpiritualDoctrineFrLouisLallemant1855/page/n4/mode/1up


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    Re: Soul Retardation
    « Reply #2 on: December 07, 2023, 08:02:43 AM »
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  • Interesting article.

    I was simply stunned when I came across Fr. Lagrange's work The Three Ages Of The Spiritual Life. It is so easy to understand, and at the same time is has depth. Most Catholics, even Traditionalists, have no knowledge at all about the beautiful things discussed in this book.

    As a good retarded soul, I did not give the necessary importance to the book. Only recently I was able to get a real book and not a pdf file of this work. 

    If you give it the attention it deserves, The Three Ages Of The Spiritual Life will change your life.

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    Re: Soul Retardation
    « Reply #3 on: December 07, 2023, 10:42:07 AM »
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  • Thank you, Emile, for the article! Will look at it later. 

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    Re: Soul Retardation
    « Reply #4 on: December 08, 2023, 09:04:47 PM »
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  • I came across this interesting article on the spiritual life while searching for the topic of acedia, mentioned in Simeon's recent thread.
    Lagrange's work cited in the article:
    https://archive.org/details/TheThreeAgesOfTheSpiritualLife

    Emile, this was a great article, and I thank you for the link to the book by Lagrange.
    Persevere...
    Fear not, nor be any way discouraged- Duet.1:21


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    Re: Soul Retardation
    « Reply #5 on: December 08, 2023, 09:09:37 PM »
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  • Especially pertinent to the discussion, in the article, is the part about Fr. Lallemant's 4 enemies of the spiritual life. In particular #4: Superfluous recreations, conversations, and reading which give only a natural satisfaction to the mind.
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    Re: Soul Retardation
    « Reply #6 on: December 08, 2023, 09:11:38 PM »
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  • Interesting article.

    I was simply stunned when I came across Fr. Lagrange's work The Three Ages Of The Spiritual Life. It is so easy to understand, and at the same time is has depth. Most Catholics, even Traditionalists, have no knowledge at all about the beautiful things discussed in this book.

    If you give it the attention it deserves, The Three Ages Of The Spiritual Life will change your life.
    Thank you for this, Giovanni Berto. Good motivation!
    Persevere...
    Fear not, nor be any way discouraged- Duet.1:21