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The Collapse That Opens the Kingdom “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” — Gospel of Matthew 5:3 ⸻ Poverty of spirit is not an emotional mood. It is not feeling badly about oneself, nor is it a pious posture. It is the state of a man who has been emptied of every false ground of existence. The fathers do not sentimentalize it. They speak of it as a tearing away, a dismantling, a stripping that leaves a man exposed before God without defense

Life in the Spirit After the Collapse of the Religious Self "Our God is a consuming fire." Coming Soon!: A Four-Week Pentecost Retreat on Life in the Spirit After the Collapse of the Religious Self ⸻ Saturdays Dates: April 11, 18, 25 and May 2 Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm EDT Retreat Synopsis This four-week Pentecost retreat is not a teaching in the usual sense. It is an invitation to enter the work of the Holy Spirit as it actually unfolds within the soul. Following the path opened