What Dies in Fénelon’s Dying-to-Self
Fenelon dying to self — a slow read of Spiritual Progress on what actually dies in the surrendered soul and what He gently keeps and gives back.
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Fénelon on the Hourly Self-Offering
Fenelon hourly self offering — a slow read of Spiritual Progress on the small yeses that carry the annual surrender through the year that follows.
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Why Fénelon Said Self-Will Hides in the Holiest Things
Fenelon hidden self will — a slow read of Spiritual Progress on why the will reasserts itself even in surrender, and how the holiest things are its best hiding.
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Fénelon on the Difference Between Abandonment and Resignation
Fenelon abandonment vs resignation — a slow reading of Spiritual Progress on why the loving yes and the clenched yes are not the same surrender.
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What Fénelon Meant by Abandonment to God’s Will
Fenelon abandonment to god — a slow read on the surrendered soul, for the woman who says yes in prayer and pulls back in life and can’t tell why.
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What Fénelon Said the Christian Must Lose to Gain
Fenelon loss and gain — a slow read on what feels like loss being the soul emptied to receive. For the woman who can’t tell what was taken or by whom.
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Fénelon on the Three Stages of the Interior Life
Fénelon stages of spiritual life — purgation, illumination, union. A slow read for the woman who doesn’t know what stage she’s in or whether stages even apply.
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Why Fénelon Said Spiritual Progress Cannot Be Measured
Why Fénelon said spiritual progress cannot be measured — a slow reading on fenelon spiritual self examination, and the audit that always tells you you’re failing.
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Fénelon on the Daily Renewal of the Christian Self
A slow read of François Fénelon on the daily renewal of the soul — each morning a fresh self-offering. For the woman whose resolutions never last past lunch.
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What Fénelon Meant by the Interior Crucifixion
Fenelon interior crucifixion — what the French archbishop meant by the slow dying of the self-managed self, and why the dying is gentler than the soul fears.
