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"Reflecting on the Thomistic understanding of acedia: acedia for Aquinas is an affective reaction of sadness to the “evil” of a spiritual good which seem to be an evil to a man under the grips of acedia. Aquinas quite reasonably asks why. The answer: because he must reject temporal/carnal goods for spiritual goods. Those spiritual goods are far less concrete. I think a lot of men struggle here…" — Jan 11, 2026 12:31PM
"Reflecting on the Thomistic understanding of acedia: acedia for Aquinas is an affective reaction of sadness to the “evil” of a spiritual good which seem to be an evil to a man under the grips of acedia. Aquinas quite reasonably asks why. The answer: because he must reject temporal/carnal goods for spiritual goods. Those spiritual goods are far less concrete. I think a lot of men struggle here…" — Jan 11, 2026 12:31PM
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― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
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― The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
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