25 November 2022
There are two things to be aware of if the fight against evil
inclinations is to have any chance of success. First, our efforts will never be
sufficient on their own. Only the grace of Christ can win us the victory.
Therefore our chief weapons are prayer, patience, and hope. Second, one passion
can only be cured by another — a misplaced love by a greater love, wrong
behavior by right behavior that makes provisions for the desire underlying the
wrongdoing, recognizes the conscious or unconscious needs that seek fulfillment
and either offers them legitimate satisfaction or transfers them to something
compatible with the person’s calling.
Jacques Philippe
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