Within the culture of the Soldiers of St. Michael the Archangel, many men have discovered real spiritual fruit through fasting. Periods of hunger, restraint, and bodily discipline can sharpen prayer, quiet the mind, and benefit the body. As a Fraternity we affirm this. Fasting, when rightly practiced, has always been a powerful tool in theContinue reading “Rightly Ordered Asceticism and the Fasting Rule of the Soldiers of Saint Michael the Archangel.”
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Be vigilant at the gates of the mind.
Saturday night after the kids were in bed it happened. My wife asked me to just sit down and watch a show with her. Understanding that is quality time well spent I obliged. She said she wanted to watch the new season of Stranger Things. Everyone’s talking about it. It’s the biggest show on Netflix,Continue reading “Be vigilant at the gates of the mind.”
Heart. Soul. Mind.
“And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:37 We are a trinity. A physical vessel. An immortal soul. And a unique intellect. Body, soul and mind, intertwined, separate but all unified. Each one effects theContinue reading “Heart. Soul. Mind.”
A Clarion Call.
“I begin this letter with a clarion call and clear charge to you, my sons and brothers in Christ: Men, do not hesitate to engage in the battle that is raging around you, the battle that is wounding our children and families, the battle that is distorting the dignity of both women and men. This battle is oftenContinue reading “A Clarion Call.”
Soldiers of Saint Michael the Archangel 