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Slippery Slopes & Holy Restraint: Fr. Robert Nixon on Thomas à Kempis, Silence, and Human Nature
How do good intentions accidentally lead us back into old habits? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Anna Mitchell welcomes back Fr. Robert Nixon, O.S.B., Benedictine monk at New Norcia in Australia and translator for TAN Books' Resurrection Series, to continue exploring Thomas à Kempis' spiritual classic Solitude and Silence: The Cloister of the Heart.
Fr. Nixon discusses how our desire to avoid being uncharitable or overly taciturn can lead to small compromises that gradually erode our commitment to holy restraint. From breaking silence to phone habits and dietary fasts, Fr. Nixon…
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