Category Archives: Theology

Candlemas and the Eternal Law

It is the Eternal Law that enables us to overcome the Laws of Nature. Continue reading

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Why Dogma Can Be Good for Spirituality

Knowing what you truly believe is the first step toward growing as a person. Continue reading

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Changing the Lord’s Prayer?

On the one hand, “To me this looks like he’s strawmanning and stooping to the lowest common denominator.”

On the other hand, “There is no problem with diversity of practice so long as there is unity of faith, and a big problem is when we worry too much about externals, about whether others ‘say the black and do the red’ closely enough for our satisfaction.” Continue reading

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Moral Theology of Divination: Astrology

Does astrology inherently invoke “demons,” insist on outdated science, or promote the denial of Free Will? Continue reading

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The Souls in Purgatory and the Catholic Magician

The Souls in Purgatory can be even greater allies than the Saints in Heaven. Continue reading

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The Saints and the Catholic Magician

As we call to mind the feast of All Saints, it never hurts to go over a few basics and ask how we can incorporate these basics into our lives. Continue reading

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Meeting Our Guardian Angels

Who is our Guardian Angel? How can this Angel help us? How can we make contact? Continue reading

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Saint Michael: Protector, Psychopomp, Mediator, and Manager

Let’s take a moment for one of the hardest-working and overtasked angels in the multiverse. Continue reading

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Discernment, Humility, and Esoteric Work

In esoteric work,the first virtues we seek to acquire are discernment and humility: the ability to discern truth from falsehood, and the humility to recognize when our imagination gets the better of us. Continue reading

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Exorcism and Ritual Magic: Why the Relationship’s Important

I’ve long said that “every formula of exorcism contains a conjuration.” Continue reading

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