Fr. John Paul Erickson joins Patrick to discuss Temptation
- (4:53) why did Jesus have to face temptation?
- What is the difference between temptation and concupiscence?
(22:00) Break 1
- How does temptation start?
- (28:46) How do we know if a strong pull is a temptation or a legitimate call of the Holy Spirit?
- (37:11) Eli - How I use my imagination to combat my temptations with lust. Whenever I have a thought, I use my imagination to burn that away as if it was catching on fire.
(41:52) Break 2
- Mary - Negative images. One thing that has helped me is having an image of Jesus's eyes. When I have that image, and how they're filling up in tears...that curtails my desire to let that sin go.
- (44:50) Rachel - I have given up a smart phone. Only have a flip phone...no internet. cuts out my battle with impurity online.
- Donna - The very real temptation of overeating...gluttony. How difficult for me it is to fast from food.
