3 thoughts on “The Journey of a Lifetime”

  1. I’m impressed and love your love of the truth! Also love seeing the Holy Spirit working in you! Grandma Susan

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  2. Dear Stephen,
    I adore St. Teresa of Ávila, and I am looking forward to reading A HOLY LEGACY. When I was in Spain, I had the pleasure of visiting her house in Ávila. She and St. John of the Cross are inspiring.
    One thing that concerns me is your calling Plato a “spiritualist”. “Spiritualist” has connotations of conjuring spirits through séances and the like. In philosophical circles, we call Plato an “idealist” for his belief in the “eternal forms”. Bernardo Kastrup is someone I believe you would enjoy. He has lots of videos on YouTube.
    Good luck to you, Stephen. Your website is wonderful.
    Sharon

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    1. Sharon,

      All praise be to Christ!
      Thank you for your comment. St. Teresa and St John of the Cross are two truly admirable saints. They’ve given us the great fullness of the spiritual life and made it accessible for the whole body of Christ.

      My only qualm with calling Plato an “Idealist” is that you run into the same sort of issue with modern connotations. Technically idealism in our world today is similar to (if not interchangeable with) realism. The ideal is just the fulfillment of the nature of a thing, or the attainment of its final cause; necessitating the objective order (unlike what Plato believed). The Spiritualist term originated (on my side) from Fr. Brian Mullady OP, and is one I agree with.

      To me spiritualist is distinct from “occultist” but understand the modern connotations can be problematic.

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